Woodrow Wilson: “In the appropriations we pass we are spending the money of the great…”

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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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Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson emphasizes the responsibility of government officials to manage public funds wisely.

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Woodrow Wilson: “In the appropriations we pass we are spending the money of the great people whose servants we are,-not our own.”