tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1954006146168523983..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: QuotesAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-36024743875264051362021-04-26T16:38:39.311-04:002021-04-26T16:38:39.311-04:00National Review Greatbooks Podcasts recently featu...National Review Greatbooks Podcasts recently featured Calvin Coolidge's Autobiography. I have read only excerpts, but what I have read is consistent with that quote. He reminds me of the Old Yankees I grew up with in my hometown: laconic and unpretentious. (Although you may be the direct descendant of a Revolutionary War hero, shoveling manure in your dairy farmer job will not tend you towards pretentiousness.) I haven't yet read Amity Shlaes's biography of Coolidge, so I cannot yet judge his abilities as President, but I have read enough of his Autobiography to commend him as a person.RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-82650652965905388242021-04-26T15:54:38.011-04:002021-04-26T15:54:38.011-04:00Coolidge and Lincoln strike me as having the same ...Coolidge and Lincoln strike me as having the same public demeanor. Ike is somewhat there. Taft might be the same but I haven't studied himdmoellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128088863830769762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-10529949421528424902021-04-26T14:39:43.579-04:002021-04-26T14:39:43.579-04:00This Coolidge quote should be repeated at the begi...This Coolidge quote should be repeated at the beginning and conclusion of every presidential debate.ruralcounselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193188081686431709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-68667117860085280892021-04-26T12:25:43.277-04:002021-04-26T12:25:43.277-04:00I ain't agonna tell!I ain't agonna tell!Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1711222829906698862021-04-26T12:25:12.900-04:002021-04-26T12:25:12.900-04:00Now, who comes to my mind...Now, who comes to my mind...Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com