Public Debt Quotes

25 Public Debt quotes by 14 unique authors

Having seen the people of all other nations bowed down to the earth under the wars and prodigalities of their rulers, I have cherished their… — Thomas Jefferson
The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared — Thomas Jefferson
No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an… — George Washington
It is a well-known fact that in countries in which the national debt is properly funded, and an object of established confidence, it answers most… — Alexander Hamilton
The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning… — Thomas Jefferson
The fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follow that, and in its turn wretchedness and oppression. — Thomas Jefferson
I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse and in a republican government more than in any other. — James Madison
Public debt [is] a burden on all the people. — Calvin Coolidge
Higher projected corporate and personal income tax receipts and lower public debt charges. — Ralph Goodale
I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared... We must not let our… — Thomas Jefferson
To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs. — Paul Gillmor
No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish of the Nation… — George Washington
I am for a government rigorously frugal & simple, applying all the possible savings of the public revenue to the discharge of the national debt;… — Thomas Jefferson
A public debt is a public curse. — James Madison
The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled. — Ross Perot
A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their… — Thomas Jefferson
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and… — Taylor Caldwell
Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really… — Yoshihiko Noda
Italy has piled up huge public debt because the successive governments were too close to the life of ordinary citizens, too willing to please the… — Mario Monti
I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in a Republican Government a greater curse than any other. — James Madison
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared. — Thomas Jefferson
The president said he'd cut the deficit in half. Unfortunately, he doubled it. Trillion-dollar deficits for the last four years. The president's put it in… — Mitt Romney
Free from public debt, at peace with all the world, and with no complicated interests to consult in our intercourse with foreign powers, the present… — Andrew Jackson

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