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Public Debt Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- 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…
- I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared
- 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…
- The fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follow that, and in its turn wretchedness and oppression.
- 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…
- I am for a government rigorously frugal & simple, applying all the possible savings of the public revenue to the discharge of the national debt;…
- 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…
- I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.
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- Having seen the people of all other nations bowed down to the earth under the wars and prodigalities of their rulers, I… — Thomas Jefferson
- The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to… — 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.… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be… — Thomas Jefferson
- No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more… — 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,… — Alexander Hamilton
- The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt are indications soliciting the employment… — 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… — 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… — Thomas Jefferson