Charles Coughlin
Charles Edward Coughlin, commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest " and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience.
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Background
- Born in
- Hamilton
- Educated at
- University of TorontoUniversity of St. Michael's College
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Trending topics shown first"Following this preamble, these shall be the principles of social justice towards the realization of which we must strive:… I believe that every citizen willing to work and capable of working shall rec…"
"Modern capitalism violates right order because it so employ the working of wage earning classes as to divert business and economic activity to its own advantage without any regard to the human dignity…"
"At any rate I was persuaded by a lot of gentlemen, important gentlemen around the country, to get up an organization for the purposes of indoctrinating the people with the principles of social justice…"
"Let them heed the words of the President that ‘we have undertaken a new order of things.’ Let them be cautious, henceforth, because only at their own personal peril will they dare obstruct the rising …"
"The representatives of labor should have a voice in the management of the business."
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1891
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