"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." —Thomas Jefferson (1816)
"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." —Thomas Jefferson (1816)
“Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.” —Alexander Hamilton (1793)
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.”
—James Madison (1788)
“Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution. On you depend the fortunes of America. You are to decide the important question, on which rest the happiness and liberty of millions yet unborn. Act worthy of yourselves.” —Joseph Warren (1775)
“The Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.”
—George Washington (179