May 31
In his Memorial Day Address, MAY 31, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge said:
"Settlers came here from mixed motives...
Generally defined, they were seeking a broader freedom.
They were intent upon establishing a Christian commonwealth in accordance to the principle of self-government...
It has been said that God sifted the nations that He might send choice grain into the wilderness."
Calvin Coolidge continued:
"They had a genius for organized society on the foundations of piety, righteousness, liberty, and obedience of the law...
Who can fail to see in it the hand of destiny? Who can doubt that it has been guided by a Divine Providence?"
At the Memorial Day Ceremony, MAY 31, 1993, President Bill Clinton remarked:
"The inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier says that he is 'Known only to God.' But that is only partly true.
While the soldier's name is known only to God, we know a lot about him.
We know he served his country, honored his community, and died for the cause of freedom.
And we know that no higher praise can be assigned to any human being than those simple words...
In the presence of those buried all around us, we ask the support of all Americans in the aid and blessing of God Almighty."
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In his Memorial Day Address, MAY 31, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge said:
"Settlers came here from mixed motives...
Generally defined, they were seeking a broader freedom.
They were intent upon establishing a Christian commonwealth in accordance to the principle of self-government...
It has been said that God sifted the nations that He might send choice grain into the wilderness."
Calvin Coolidge continued:
"They had a genius for organized society on the foundations of piety, righteousness, liberty, and obedience of the law...
Who can fail to see in it the hand of destiny? Who can doubt that it has been guided by a Divine Providence?"
At the Memorial Day Ceremony, MAY 31, 1993, President Bill Clinton remarked:
"The inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier says that he is 'Known only to God.' But that is only partly true.
While the soldier's name is known only to God, we know a lot about him.
We know he served his country, honored his community, and died for the cause of freedom.
And we know that no higher praise can be assigned to any human being than those simple words...
In the presence of those buried all around us, we ask the support of all Americans in the aid and blessing of God Almighty."
Coolidge, (John) Calvin. May 31, 1923, Memorial Day, as Vice-President under President Harding, speaking on the motives of the Puritan forefathers in his message titled "The Destiny of America." Calvin Coolidge, The Price of Freedom - Speeches & Addresses (NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924), pp. 331-353. The Annals of America, 20 vols. (Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968, 1977), Vol. XIV, pp. 410-414. Peter Marshall & David Manuel, From Sea to Shining Sea (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1986) and The Glory of America (Bloomington, MN: Garborg's Heart'N Home, Inc., 1991), 1.5, 5.30. D.P. Diffine, Ph.D., One Nation Under God - How Close a Separation? (Searcy, AR: Harding Univ., Belden Center for Private Enterprise Education, 6 ed., 1992), p. 17. Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Plymouth Notch, Vermont, an educational nonprofit organization with the mission to open the eyes of the world to Calvin Coolidge. http://www.calvin-coolidge.org/ William F. Brooks, Jr. Development Director, Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, bbrooks@calvin-coolidge.org (802) 672-3389, Ext. 4
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