The reason I don't is this: I have a responsibility as President of the United States to see that Federal spending is kept at a level that does not raise your taxes and that does not raise your prices or does not have the effect of contributing to what could be a very, very sharp inflation.
Remarks at the National Conference of Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
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Further study is essential if we are to avoid ineffective Federal spending for these purposes.
Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.
This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.
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