We are the possessors of tremendous power, both as individuals and as states. The great question of the preservation of our institutions is a moral question. Shall we use our power for self-aggrandizement or for service? It has been the lack of moral fiber which has been the downfall of the peoples of the past.
He wrote that in 1921. I copied it down years ago when we visited his birthplace at Plymouth Notch, New Hampshire. By the way, Coolidge was a Republican.
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