VERMONT
FROM THE SPEECH OF
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
AT BENNINGTON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928
"Vermont is a state I love.
"I could not look upon the peaks of Ascutney,
Killington, Mansfiekl and Equinox without being
moved in a way that no other scene could move
me.
"It was here that I first saw the light of day;
here I received my bride; here my dead lie
pillowed on the loving breast of our everlasting
hills.
"I love Vermont because of her hills and
valleys, her scenery and invigorating climate,
but most of all, because of her indomitable
people. They are a race of pioneers who have
almost beggared themselves to serye others. If
the spirit of liberty should vanish in other parts
of the union and support of our institutions
should languish, it could all be replenished from
the generous store held by the people of this
brave little state of Vermont."
Plypn.
Ply.ancd
uld
