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CALVIN COOLIDGE, 1872-1933: 2. CREDO by MARGARETTE BALL DICKSON

First Line: DO THE DAY'S WORK,' HE SAID, 'AND DO NOT BE
Last Line: THE TIME OF COOLIDGE WAS THE GOLDEN AGE?
Subject(s): COOLIDGE, CALVIN (1872-1933); HISTORY; HISTORIANS;

"Do the day's work," he said, "and do not be
A demagogue because men call you so;
Protect the weak, whoever disagree,
The righteous-strong, as well, though all say no.
Be revolutionary as science, or,
Reactionary as multiplying rules;
Do the day's work; be honest to the core,
Though men may call you standpatters or fools.
Raise not the strong by trampling down the weak;
Nor lift the weak by pulling down the strong ..."
@2"Do the day's work",@1 so much did Coolidge speak—
The silent man of legend and of song.
Will history one day write upon her page
The time of Coolidge was the golden age?



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