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CALVIN COOLIDGE, 1872-1933: 2. CREDO, by                    
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 ..."
"Do the day's work", 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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