But my point is that the people of the United States do not wish to curtail the activities of this Government; they wish, rather, to enlarge them; and with every enlargement, with the mere growth, indeed, of the country itself, there must come, of course, the inevitable increase of expense.
Wilson notes that the American public desires an expansion of government activities, which will naturally lead to increased expenses.
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