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Franklin Roosevelt
@franklinroosevelt· Democratic · NY· Jan 29, 1942

Finally, all bulwarks against inflation must fail, unless all of us—the businessman, the worker, the farmer, and the consumer —are determined to make those bulwarks hold fast.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Feb 26, 1932

I trust that our banks with the assurances and facilities now provided will reach out to aid business and industry in such fashion as to increase employment and aid agriculture.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 13, 1932

I have been interested to learn of your plans for a Building Merchandise Exposition as part of a systematic effort to promote modernization and restoration of existing properties for business and residence purposes.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 5, 1932

His business ability found expression in commercial achievements of great magnitude and importance.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Aug 6, 1931

I have been canvassing the situation in conference with business, financial, and labor leaders as to the different methods in interstate industries which may be of aid.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jun 13, 1929

The posture of business here makes it extremely unlikely that I shall be able to leave Washington on that day.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jun 10, 1929

It is a proposal for steady upbuilding of agriculture onto firm foundations of equality with other industry and would remove the agricultural problem from politics and place it in the realm of business.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· May 13, 1929

Expeditious, regular settlement of business controversies within industry itself, by its own experts, is fundamental, but machinery is needed to make it effective.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Apr 10, 1929

As politics is but one aspect of the social order, its need of men of special educational equipment is as obvious as this need is now in business or the professions.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Aug 9, 1926

There is always a little danger that those who are entrusted with the great responsibilities of business and Government may come to forget about those things and disregard them.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Jul 26, 1926

As far as I can see myself and as far as I am advised by the members of my Cabinet, Mr. Hoover, who keeps very closely in touch with the business situation, and Mr. Mellon, who is in touch with the banking situation and the business situation, too, both advised me just before I left Washington that the business outlook for the coming period, immediate period, was good, and so far as there have been developments since I talked with them their expectations have been fully confirmed.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· May 31, 1926

The condition of the Treasury, which now is being supplied so largely from income taxes, is very greatly dependent upon the general condition of business throughout the country.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Mar 29, 1926

The reports in relation to business conditions in the country seem to be substantially as they have been for the past months.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Mar 4, 1926

If Congress goes ahead and appropriates more money than there is in the Treasury, and makes it necessary to put in a bill increasing taxes, it won't encourage the business of the country.

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Orestes Cleveland
@orestescleveland· Democratic · NJ· Jun 11, 1888

The Government is obliged in the transaction of its business to make numerous contracts with private parties, and if these contracts are to be of any use or protection they should not be lightly set aside on behalf of citizens who are disappointed as to their profitable nature or their ability to perform them.

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Rutherford Hayes
@rutherfordhayes· Republican · OH· Feb 27, 1878

A currency worth less than it purports to be worth will in the end defraud not only creditors, but all who are engaged in legitimate business.

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