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Quotation from Inaugural Address (Calvin Coolidge) by Calvin Coolidge
“I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people”
Inaugural Address (Calvin Coolidge), Second half, on economy and taxation (Project Gutenberg #4938)
The best-known sentence of the address, presenting reduced federal spending as a service to working people who bear the cost of government.
Citation: "I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people" — Calvin Coolidge, Inaugural Address (Calvin Coolidge), Second half, on economy and taxation (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id coolidge-inaugural-address-q6)
