TDIH: Coolidge on Absolutism
"One of the first efforts of all kinds of absolutism is to control the press and the schools as the sources of information and education of the people."
On this day in history, a timely quote from Silent Cal. ❤🇺🇸❤
President Coolidge's statement, in full:
"One of the first efforts of all kinds of absolutism is to control the press and the schools as the sources of information and education of the people. Where the press is free, as it is in our country under the guaranties of the National and State Constitutions, it has a reciprocal duty of its own to perform toward the administration of the Government, of giving true reports to the people of the actions of public officials. To do otherwise would be to establish a petty tyranny of its own."
Dear regular readers: Back to full-fledged stories in the morning. Sorry to do this twice in just a few days. I am running a “short post” experiment on Facebook.
The more I learn of "silent" Calvin Coolidge, the more I admire him. That quote is a true gem.
We are experiencing this in real time now. Sometimes quiet people are thought to be aloof and without substance. But still waters run deep as is the case with Coolidge. So fashionable for politicians to promote themselves rather than promote how they will improve the country for the good of the citizens.