Calvin Coolidge...a fiscal conservative who tried his best to stay out of the way. He knew that the government functioned best as a referee – not as a participant in the economic game – or as a team owner.
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It appears that presidents feel an imperative to do something for the people. So we get all these grand schemes that grow government, increase our national debt, and reduce our freedoms. Silent Cal had the right idea.
” Silent Cal had the right idea.”
Indeed!