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The United States should not loan their credit in aid of any enterprise undertaken by States or corporations, nor grant lands in any instance, unless the projected work is of acknowledged national importance.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “The United States should not loan their credit in aid of any enterprise undertaken by States or corporations, nor grant…”
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Grant warns against the federal government providing financial support for state or corporate projects unless they are nationally significant.
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