"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 and servitude, If we run into such debts, we must be taxed into our meat and drink, in our necessities and our comforts, in our labors and our amusements. If we can prevent the Government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy."
-Thomas Jeffferson
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