"During the fiscal year ending in 1861, expenses……" — G. Edward Griffin
"During the fiscal year ending in 1861, expenses of the federal government had been $67 million. After the first year of armed conflict they were $475 million and, by 1865, had risen to one billion, three-hundred million dollars. On the income side of the ledger, taxes covered only about eleven per cent of that figure. By the end of the war, the deficit had risen to $2.61 billion. That money had to come from somewhere."
—
G. Edward Griffin
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
40 Quotes by G. Edward Griffin
G. Edward Griffin has 40 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
By remaining behind the scenes, they (the Rothschilds) were able to avoid the brunt of public anger which was directed,…
-
Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, the (Rothschild) brothers conducted important transactions on behalf of the governments of…
-
The Civil War was started over economic issues, not slavery. The War was not popular in the North until the…
-
In the North, neither greenbacks, taxes, nor war bonds were enough to finance the war. So a national banking system…
-
In the North, the sale of government bonds was the one measure for raising funds that seemed to work. Even…
-
American banks may have been unable to supply adequate loans, but the Rothschild consortium in Britain was both able and…
-
The nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.
-
Converting the war into an antislavery crusade was a brilliant move on Lincoln's part, and it resulted in a surge…
-
The European powers had been anxious to see the United States become embroiled in a civil war and eventually break…
-
Many Southern Plantation owners were working towards the day when they could convert their investment to more profitable industrial production…
-
If Lincoln's primary goal in the War was not the abolition of slavery but simply to preserve the Union, the…
-
[...] it is generally accepted that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. That, at best, is…
See all 40 quotes by G. Edward Griffin »
More Armed Quotes
This quote is filed under Armed Quotes,
one of 612 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other…
— William Henry Ashley
-
The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against…
— James A. Baldwin
-
In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because…
— Gerry Adams
-
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the…
— Kate Adie
-
I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
— Sarah Bernhardt
-
I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed,…
— Buffalo Bill
-
As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated…
— John O. Brennan
-
The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other…
— John O. Brennan
-
Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution.…
— Akhenaton
-
But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend…
— King Albert II
-
I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people…
— Mangosuthu Buthelezi
-
We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down…
— Dick Cheney
See all 612 Armed Quotes »
