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Is it wise to augment this excess by encouraging hopes of sudden wealth expected to flow from magnificent schemes dependent upon the action of Congress?
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gutenberg.orgFranklin Pierce: “Is it wise to augment this excess by encouraging hopes of sudden wealth expected to flow from magnificent schemes…”
Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Pierce warns against fostering unrealistic expectations of wealth from government projects.
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