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In the appropriations we pass we are spending the money of the great people whose servants we are,-not our own.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “In the appropriations we pass we are spending the money of the great people whose servants we are,-not our own.”
Editor's note · Context
Wilson emphasizes the responsibility of government officials to manage public funds wisely.
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