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Calvin Coolidge: What he saves through his private effort is not to be wasted by Government extravagance.

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What he saves through his private effort is not to be wasted by Government extravagance.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Coolidge emphasizes the importance of personal savings and cautions against government waste of those savings.

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