On the record
No right exists to levy on a dollar, or to order the expenditure of a dollar, of the money of the people, except for a necessary public purpose duly authorized by the Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “No right exists to levy on a dollar, or to order the expenditure of a dollar, of the money of the people, except for a…”
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Coolidge articulates the constitutional limits on government spending, emphasizing accountability to the public.
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