Calvin Coolidge: “However, public money is expended not that some one may profit by it…”

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However, public money is expended not that some one may profit by it, but in order to serve a public purpose.

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Coolidge emphasizes that public funds should serve the public interest, not private profit.

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Calvin Coolidge: “However, public money is expended not that some one may profit by it, but in order to serve a public purpose.”