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By Grover Cleveland
Under our scheme of government the waste of public money is a crime against the citizen, and the contempt of our people for economy and frugality in their personal affairs deplorably saps the strength and sturdiness of our national character.
- Source
- Inaugural Address, March 4, 1893
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- The American Presidency Project (text follows the Public Papers of the Presidents)
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From Grover Cleveland's second inaugural address, delivered at the Capitol on March 4, 1893. He is arguing for frugal public spending.