A Look Back on the Coolidge Presidency
             Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States of America after
             the abrupt death of Warren G. Harding. Many historians look at the Coolidge presidency
             as one that had no initiative. "He is often dismissed as a political naif, simpleton, and
             lazy misfit, a relic from the nineteenth century, whose administration set the stage for the
             Great Depression" (Sobel 3). Despite of what historians think, Coolidge put our country
             on pace of becoming the most powerful country in the world through business. Although
             he is blamed for the Great Depression, he changed the American outlook on economy
             Coolidge's political philosophy was something that he never changed all
             throughout his political career. "Many remarked that Coolidge was a clever and astute
             politician, but he was also a teacher of morals and ethics who believed in the innate
             goodness of mankind, which had been corrupted by government and other external
             forces. Part of that morality was a denial of materialism, a central component of
             Garman's philosophy to which Coolidge adhered for the rest of his life--- which might
             surprise those who consider him a philistine" (Sobel 120).
             "Mr. Coolidge's genius for inactivity is developed to a very high point. It is far
             from being an indolent activity. It is a grim, determined, alert inactivity which keeps Mr.
             Coolidge occupied constantly. Nobody has ever worked harder at inactivity, with such
             force of character, with such unremitting attention to detail, with such conscientious
             devotion to the task. Inactivity is a political philosophy and a party program with Mr.
             Coolidge, and nobody should mistake his unflinching adherence to it for a soft and easy
             desire to let things slide. Mr. Coolidge's inactivity is not merely the absence of activity.
             It is, on the contrary, a steady a...