Deficit Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

“If we do our deficit spending on weapons, at least we get weapons. Then if we need weapons, we have them. If we don't need them, no harm is done.” quote by P. J. O'Rourke — Download Open image

“If we do our deficit spending on weapons, at least we get weapons. Then if we need weapons, we have them. If we don't need them, no harm is done.”

P. J. O'Rourke

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