Show I 1 I 1 full text of presidents inaugural address delivered march ath I 1 the following ol lowina addres was deliver td ed by president coolidge Coolid gc in ili washington on wednesday march 1925 my idy countrymen no one can call contemplate current conditions without finding much I 1 that Z L satis satisfying Qing and still more t that at is is encouraging our own country olin colin ry is is leading the world in the general readjustment adjust mint to the results of tin the great conflict many of its burdens burden will bear heavily upon us its for years and the secondary condary tc and indirect effects we expect to experience for time but we arc beginning to comprehend pre liend more definitely what course hould u be pursued what remedies ought to be applied what actions should hould be taken fur our deliverance 81 and rid are clearly I 1 manifesting nani festing a determined ter tIr mined will faithfully and con to adopt these methods of relief already we have sufficient I 1 ly rearranged e I 1 I 1 our domestic affairs so that coffit confidence ence has returned business has hai revived and we appear to be e entering rit cring an ail cr era 1 I of prosperity winch which la gradually rea reaching ching into every part of the nation realizing that we cannot live unto alone we have contributed of our resources and 01 our ur counsel to the relief of the lie suffering and the settlement of the disputes tes among the european nations lecause because of what america is and what america has done a firmer I 1 courage a higher hope ans inspires pj the heart of all huma humanity anity experience COUNTS these results have hava not occurred by mere iacre chance they have been secured by it a constant and enlightened effort marked by many sacrifices and extending over many generations we cati can not continue these brilliant successes in fit the future unless we continue to learn lucirn from tile the past it la is necessary to keep the former experiences perien clience cri ence ces of our country both at forne home and abroad continually before us ui if we are to have hav C any science of t government overn ment if we w wish sh to erect new structures truc tures we must have a definite knowledge of the old foundations we must realize that human nature Is ii about the most constant thing in ill the universe and nd that the alic essentials of human relationship do not change we must frequently take our bearings from these fixed stars of our political toli political firmament if we e expect to bold old a true course if we examine examine carefully what we have done we can call I 1 determine tile more inore accurately what we can do we stand at the opening of tile the one hundred and fiftieth year since our national consciousness first as seated itself by unmistakable action with will an array of force tile the old a entime sentiment nt of det detached ached and dependent c colonies disappeared in the new sentiment of a united and independent nation men ilen began to discard the n narrow arrow confines of a local charter for the broader opportunities of a national constitution under tit alie eternal urge of freedom we be became carlic an nation natio 1 I A little less than fifty years later that freedom and independence was asserted in the face of all the lie world and guarded supported and secured by tile the doctrine the narrow fringe 0 of f st states ates along the jhc atlantic seaboard advanced its front frontiers aers across tile the hills and plains of an all intervening continent until it passed down the golden goldell lope of tile pacific we made freedom 1 a I birthright we extended our domain over distant islands in ili order to safeguard our own interests and accepted the consequent obligation to b bestow estow justice arid and libert liberty cupon yupon upon less favored peoples in the detente defense of our own i ideals and in ill tile the general I 1 cause of liberty we entered the great war wile when vic victory t ory had been fully secured we withdrew to our own shores save in ill tile the consciousness consciousness of duty done STRESSES americanism all these experiences c i we c have ha ell I 1 arg d our freedom we c billave liac strengthened our independence we WC have been and propose to be bc more and more american we lie bc lec that we can call best serve our country and most successfully discharge I 1 our obligations to liuni huni anit bv by continuing to to be openly and candidly cand d and scrupulously american if f we liae have any I 1 heritage it t lias has been iliac I 1 if f wc c have ail any destiny we liac haac found it in that di hut but if we to continue to hi be I 1 distinctly american we e must continue to make that term compre comprehend hen s ive enough to embrace the lie legitimate etc desires d of cd a civilized and enlightened PC people ople determined it in all their relations to pursue a col conscientious iscle and I 1 religious life ife lve vc can call not permit tu to be narrow cil and dared dar d fd bys by slogans logans and phrases it is ii not lot the bae objective cac but it tile substantive which hali I 1 is 3 of real importance tance it I 1 is not lot tile name me of tile the action but the result of the he action which is is tile the chief concern it will bi be well ell not to lie be to too much disturbed by tile the tho thought tight of if either cither isolation or entanglement of P pacifists paci aci fists and militarists ahe physical C a I 1 configuration of the lie earth ila lias I 1 separated us is fron from all of tile old I 1 world brt tile the common brotherhood of man all tile highest law lav of all our being i is us b by inseparable I 1 bonds with etli all hunia humanity our coun calil 11 tn represents nothing not hiti but peace fill ons toward all the earth but it not to fail to maintain such midi a military nili tary force as comports comforts com ports with tile dignity and security of a groat rc it people it ought to be a balanced force intensely modern capable of deft defuse iise by b sea and land ben cati the hiir ail and and in in the air but it should tc lie so conducted that all the world orld nn ain aill r it not a menace I 1 but bia in all of security and peace PEACE th 1 ills nation believes bali acs thoroughly thorois tho roii aly in ll 11 n honorable peace under whick alu ci tile the of its citizens are arc to 10 be ever aeo 1 1 where protected it has never found that tile the necessary enjoys enjoyment nit of such a peace could be maintained only by a great and threatening array of a arms r Ms in ili common with other na nations eions it is now more determined determine than ever to promote peace through tigh friendliness and good will through mutual understandings and mutual forebear ance we have never practiced the policy of competitive armaments we have recently committed ourselves by covenants with tile the other great nations to a limitation of our sea power As one result of tit this is our navy ranks larger in c comparison parison thin than it did before ren removing 10 ing the burden of expense and je jealousy which must always accrue front from a keen rivalry is one of tile the most lost effective methods of diminishing that unreasonable hysteria liy steria and misunderstanding which are the most potent means oi of fomenting war the policy represents a new departure in ili the world it is a thought an all ideal which has led to an ail entirely new liev line of action it will not be easy to maintain sonic some never moved front from their old position sonic some are arc constantly slipping back to tile the old ways of thought and the old action of seizing zing a musket and relying on force america has taken the lead in ill this new direction and that thili lead america must continue to hold if we expect others to rely on our fairness arid and justice we must allow that we rely on their fairness and justice ARMS PARLEY beneficial if we are arc to judge by past experience ric tice there is it inch to be hoped for in international relations front from frequent conferences and consultations we ve have before us its the beneficial results of tile the washington conference and the various consultations recently held upon european aff affairs airs some 0 of which were in response to our suggestions gest ions and in ill some of which we were active participants even the lie failures can not but be accounted useful and an ail immeasurable advance over threatened or actual warfare I 1 am strongly in favor of a continuation of this policy whenever conditions are such that there is even a promise that practical and favorable results might be secured in ili conformity with the principle that a display of reason r rather I 1 ther than ill I 1 n a threat of force should be the determining ter factor in ili the intercourse among nations we have long advocated the peaceful settle settlement tile I 1 t of disputes utes by methods of arbitration and have negotiated many treaties to secure that eliat result tile the same considerations should lea lead I 1 to our adherence to the permanent court of international j justice I 1 estice where here great principles ar arc c involved where great art are under way which promise antich for the welfare of humanity by reason of the he very fact that mail many other nations have given such movements their actual support we ought not to withhold our own support beca because tAse of any in small and inessential difference but only upon the gro nd of the most important and fundamental da reasons we can call not barter away our independence or our sovereignty but we ought to engage in no refinements of logic no sophis tries and no subterfuges to argue away the undoubted duty of thi country by reason of the lie might of its numbers the power of its resources resource es and its position of leader leadership shi P in the world actively all and comprehensively to si signify its approval and to bear its fit full 11 share of tile the rc responsibility of a candid and disinterested atte attempt in pt at tile establishment 4 a tribunal for tin tile administration of evenhanded even handed justice between nation and nation tile the weight of our enormous influence must be cast upon the side of a reign not of force but of law and trial not by battle lut but by reason GIVES FOREIGN VIEW we have brive never any wish to interfere in the political conditions of any other countries especially are arc we determined not lot to become be collic implicated in tile political controversies of tile the old world with a 1 great deal of hesitation we have responded to appeals for help to maintain order protect life and property and establish responsible government in ill some of the small countries of the western hemisphere our private citizens I 1 have advanced large sums stints of money to assist in it the necessary financing finan cinK and relief of tit the old world we vc have lave not failed nor shall we fail to respond v whenever necessary to mitigate human stiffe suffering a and nd assist in the rehabilitation of distressed nations these too are arc requirements which dinst list bi be met by reason of our vast powers and tile alie place we bol hold d in till world sonic some of the best thought of mankind has long been seeking for a formula for permanent peace undoubtedly the clarification of the principles of if hiter international national law wot would 11 I 1 lie ic helpful and tile the efforts of scholars to prepare such slid a work for adoption by tile various nations should 11 have ave 0 our I 1 i r sympathy and support much ill may Y lie in hoped for front from the earnest studies of those alio ito advocate the outlawing illg of f aggressive war hut all these plans and preparations these treaties and covenants will riot not of themselves be adequate one of the greatest dangers to peace lies in ill tile the economic pressure to which people find themselves selves subjected one ole of tile alie most mo it irac practical bilings to lie be done in ill the world is to seek arrangements under which such stich pre pressure sure ina may ile be removed so 50 that opportunity may ile be renewed and ami hope may he be revived there buist be sonic some assurance that hat effort and elide endeavor mor will be fol followed loved by success and pros prosperity perit in ili tile the making and financing of such ical adjustments dj there is not only opportunity but a real dut duty for An america terica to respond with tier her counsel and her resources conditions must be provided under which people can call make a living and work out of their biffi I 1 I 1 I 1 1 but there is another element callies cul lies ties without important than all more which there can n not ot he be the slightest hope of a permanent peace that element lies in ili the heart of humanity unless the desire for ce be cherished th there c re unless this peace e p fundamental iund it datil and only natural source of brotherly love be cultivated to its ilig highest 11 cst d degree C gr c c all artificial efforts will be in ili vain peace will come when there is a realization 0 that tat only under a reign of law has based C d on righteousness con and supported by the religious conviction of the brotherhood of man can there be ail any I 1 hope of a complete and satisfying life parch ments will wil fail the alic swo sword rd will fail it is on only lythe the spi spiritual I 1 nature of man that can be triumphant independence NEEDED it seems altogether probable that we can contribute most to these important objects by maintaining our position of political detachment and ind independence dependence epen dence we are arc not identified with any old world interests this posit position oil should be made more and with all more clear in ili our relations foreign countries we are at peace with all of them our program is but always to never v to oppress assist but while we do justice to others we ave must require r c that justice li to us with us its a treaty of peace means peace and a treaty finity means amity we have made great contributions to the settlement of contentious differences in ili both europe and asia but there is a very definite point beyond bei blid which we cantiga go we wc can call only help those who help hell themselves mindful of these limitations the one great duty that stands out requires us to use our r enormous pon v ars to trim the balance of tile the wo world ald while tile we c can look with a great deal of pleasure upon what we have done abroad we must remember that our success cess in ili that direction depend le upon what we do at home since its very outset it lias has been fell found necessary to conduct our gov goi ernin crit by means of political part parties c s that system would not have survived suri cd front from generation to generation if it had not ilot been fundamentally sound I 1 and provided ded the best instrumentalities I for the most complete tom expression of the popular will it is not lot necessity necessary to claim that it has hah always alwast I 1 wo worked aked perfectly perie cily it is enough to know that nothing better has acen be ell devised no one would den deny that there should he be full and free expression expresion I 1 and an opportunity unity for inde of action within the part Y there is no salvation in ili a narrow ami 1 it I 1 I 1 bigoted partisanship hut but if there is is to be responsible part party I 1 go government ern ment the party part iciel must be soni something ething more than 1 a I mere device for sec securing tiring office unit unless thu those se w who ili are arp dented under the same party part y designation Iv are willing to assume s efficient it responsibility and chiant su sufficient loyalty and ao so that they thea can cooperate coop crati with each cadi 0 ther oilier in the support 0 f tile lie broad principles of the party platform tile lie election i is merely a 1 mockery 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