On the recordJune 27, 1923
Anything tending to break down personal initiative, to destroy enterprise and ambition, must not enter into any program which can hope for the approval of the American people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWarren Harding: “Anything tending to break down personal initiative, to destroy enterprise and ambition, must not enter into any program…”
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Address in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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