The people who start to elect a man to get what he can for his district will probably find they have elected a man who will get what he can for himself.
Calvin Coolidge: “The people who start to elect a man to get what he can for his district will probably find they have elected a man who…”
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Coolidge critiques the motivations behind electing representatives, cautioning against self-serving interests.
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