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First Principles: The Same Prudence Should Be Practiced In the Spending of Private and Public Funds
“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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Tagged Debt, Economy, First Principles, Private Debt, Prudence, Thomas Jefferson, Unexplained
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First Principles: A Nation Should Use the Same Prudence In Finances As An Individual Would Use
“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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Tagged Expenditures, Finance, First Principles, Government, Personal, Private, Projects, Prudence, Public, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Don’t Give Up Essential Liberty For Temporary Safety
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1795
First Principles: Live Life In Moderation
“Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.” – Benjamin Franklin Prudence in our daily dealings is the way to go. We must use reason and care without being excessively anxious, of course, to live life … Continue reading
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Tagged Avoidance, Benjamin Franklin, Extremes, First Principles, Forgive, Moderation, Prudence
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