The Chief Executive may preach economy, but unless the people in the service practice it the preaching is in vain.
Calvin Coolidge: “The Chief Executive may preach economy, but unless the people in the service practice it the preaching is in vain.”
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Address at a Meeting of the Business Organization of the Government
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