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100 years ago this week, Calvin Coolidge became America’s 30th president following the unexpected death of Warren Harding. A cool Coolidge quote

A government which requires of the people the contribution of the bulk of their substance and rewards cannot be classified as a free government, or long remain as such.

Courts are established, not to determine the popularity of a cause, but to adjudicate and enforce rights.

A people who neglect their national defense are putting in jeopardy their national honor.

We believe that we can best serve our own country and most successfully discharge our obligations to humanity by continuing to be openly and candidly, intensely and scrupulously, American.

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This week in 1965, the US Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall, America’s first black Supreme Court justice. A timely Marshall quote

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody . . . bent down and helped us pick up our boots

Each of you, as an individual, must pick your own goals. Listen to others, but do not become a blind follower

Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds

Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on

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100 years ago this week, Calvin Coolidge became America’s 30th president following the unexpected death of Warren Harding. A cool Coolidge quote

This week in 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The mostly likely future use of a nuclear weapon

This week in 1935, then-President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a social insurance program paying seniors (65 or older) a continuing income after retirement. The future of Social Security might include:

This week in 1959, Hawaii became America’s 50th state. The Aloha State’s future:

This week in 1965, the US Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall, America’s first black Supreme Court justice. A timely Marshall quote

The start of this week is America’s Labor Day holiday. The greatest “labor” lying ahead for America is

This, the week of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attack on America, the most telling development

A compelling congressional storyline in the weeks ahead

This week in 1789, the first US Congress adopted a dozen amendments to the Constitution, 10 of which became the Bill of Rights. The next constitutional move

Is there a Russian way of war?

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100 years ago this week, Calvin Coolidge became America’s 30th president following the unexpected death of Warren Harding. A cool Coolidge quote

This week in 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The mostly likely future use of a nuclear weapon

This week in 1935, then-President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a social insurance program paying seniors (65 or older) a continuing income after retirement. The future of Social Security might include:

This week in 1959, Hawaii became America’s 50th state. The Aloha State’s future:

This week in 1965, the US Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall, America’s first black Supreme Court justice. A timely Marshall quote

The start of this week is America’s Labor Day holiday. The greatest “labor” lying ahead for America is

This, the week of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attack on America, the most telling development

A compelling congressional storyline in the weeks ahead

This week in 1789, the first US Congress adopted a dozen amendments to the Constitution, 10 of which became the Bill of Rights. The next constitutional move

Is there a Russian way of war?