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Calvin Coolidge: “That is the corner stone of our national credit, the trifling price we pay to command the lowest rate of interest of any…”

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That is the corner stone of our national credit, the trifling price we pay to command the lowest rate of interest of any great power in the world.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge describes the importance of a balanced budget as foundational to maintaining low interest rates for the nation.

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