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title: "2 Red Menace Quotes By Mitch Daniels"
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> [I refer to the debt - the new red menace. This time consisting of ink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/i-refer-to-the-debt-the-new-red-menace-this-time-consisting-of-ink/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

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> [I refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time consisting of ink. We can debate its origins endlessly and search for villains on ideological…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/i-refer-of-course-to-the-debts-our-nation-has-amassed-for-itself-over/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

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## More by Mitch Daniels

> [We must not falsely teach American history in our schools. We have a law requiring state textbook oversight to guard against frauds like Zinn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-must-not-falsely-teach-american-history-in-our-schools-we-have-a/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [We are taking challenges and turning them into opportunities by developing homegrown, local energy production to become independent from foreign sources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-are-taking-challenges-and-turning-them-into-opportunities-by/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [So tonight I propose one more step that I would rather not propose. I ask the most fortunate among us, those citizens earning over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/so-tonight-i-propose-one-more-step-that-i-would-rather-not-propose-i/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-are-tasked-to-rebuild-not-just-a-damaged-economy-and-a-debt-ridden/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [We must display a heart for every American, and a special passion for those still on the first rung of life's ladder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-must-display-a-heart-for-every-american-and-a-special-passion-for/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [The mortal enemies of Social Security and Medicare are those who, in contempt of the plain arithmetic, continue to mislead Americans that we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/the-mortal-enemies-of-social-security-and-medicare-are-those-who-in/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [The public is increasingly disgusted with a steady diet of defamation, and prepared to reward those who refrain from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/the-public-is-increasingly-disgusted-with-a-steady-diet-of-defamation/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [Sure, things could always have been done better, but I just wish people would drop their political hammers for a few weeks, as happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/sure-things-could-always-have-been-done-better-but-i-just-wish-people/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [I certainly believe in limited government but protecting children against injury abuse is certainly inside my sphere of things that the government should do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/i-certainly-believe-in-limited-government-but-protecting-children/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/but-if-our-nation-goes-over-a-financial-niagara-we-won-t-have-much/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-hoosiers-hold-to-some-quaint-notions-some-might-say-we-cling-to/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/if-freedom-s-best-friends-cannot-unify-around-a-realistic-actionable/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/and-before-our-current-legislature-adjourns-we-intend-to-become-the/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [We should distinguish carefully skepticism about Big Government from contempt for all government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-should-distinguish-carefully-skepticism-about-big-government-from/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

> [Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/among-the-weeds-choking-out-growth-and-good-government-are-the/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

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