Robert M. La Follette Sr. vs. Calvin Coolidge
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Robert M. La Follette Sr.
1855 – 1925
Robert Marion La Follette Sr., nicknamed "Fighting Bob," was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. He served as U.S. senator from Wisconsin for the last 20 years of his life; prior to that he served as the 20th governor of Wisconsin (1901–1906) and served three terms in the U.S.
"More than all, the citizen and his representative in Congress in time of war must maintain his right of free speech. More than in times of peace it is necessary…"
Calvin Coolidge
1780 – 1853
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.
"A colored man is precisely as much entitled to submit his candidacy in a party primary, as is any other citizen. The decision must be made by the constituents t…"