But if the Constitution conferred such right, sound economics would forbid it.
Calvin Coolidge: “But if the Constitution conferred such right, sound economics would forbid it.”
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Here, Coolidge argues that even if the Constitution allowed it, sound economic principles would oppose unnecessary government spending.
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