Republican Virtues Quotes
- I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared — Thomas Jefferson
- Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President… — Stephen Ambrose
- 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