| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - Agriculture - 1949 - 1022 pages
...quote: I place economy among the.first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our choice between economy and liberty, or profusion... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Income tax - 1954 - 242 pages
...people : "I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our choice between economy and liberty or profusion... | |
| 1940 - 750 pages
...EDITORIAL I PLACE ECONOMY AMONG THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT VIRTUES, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We roust make our choice between economy and liberty, or profusion... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Relations - Budget - 1961 - 382 pages
...in fiscal year 1960. The Government has gone far past the advice of Thomas Jefferson when he said : To preserve our independence, we must not let our leaders load us with perpetual debt. "VVe must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. Many Members... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - 1962 - 930 pages
...observations : I place economy among the first and most Important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared * * * To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt * * * We must make our choice between economy and liberty or profusion... | |
| Business & Economics - 1994 - 2018 pages
...warned against excessive government borrowing since the birth of our nation. As Thomas Jefferson wrote, "To preserve our independence, we must not let our leaders load us with perpetual debt." He later went on to say: "I wish it were possible to o', .ain a single amendment to our Constitution.... | |
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