Richard Nixon actually said...

By giving the people and their locally elected leaders a greater voice through changes such as revenue sharing, and by saying 'no' to excessive Federal spending and higher taxes, we can help achieve this goal.

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State of the Union Message to the Congress: Overview and Goals

02/01/1973

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