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> [Republicans who controlled the government in the 1920s insisted that national prosperity depended on government protection of the rich, who they believed would plow their capital back into the economy to provide jobs and higher wages for workers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-cox-richardson/republicans-who-controlled-the-government-in-the-1920s-insisted-that/)

[Heather Cox Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-cox-richardson/)

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> [We have depended on government for so much for so long that we as people have become less vigilant of our liberties. As long as the government provides largesse for the majority, the special interest lobbyists will succeed in continuing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/we-have-depended-on-government-for-so-much-for-so-long-that-we-as/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

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