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George Washington: Contract Debt
on Saturday, February 26, 2022George Washington Money Quote saying gaining additional debt is not the best method of payment for existing. George Washington said:
“To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones” — George Washington
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George Washington: Ready for War
on Thursday, April 29, 2021George Washington Money Quote saying in order to have peace it is important to be prepared for war any time. George Washington said:
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War” — George Washington
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George Washington: Credit Prosper
on Tuesday, January 8, 2019George Washington Money Quote saying in the first State of the Union Address to Congress on January 8, 1790 that we should work out how to pay our debts ($11,000,000 at the time). George Washington said:
“An adequate provision for the support of the public Credit is a matter of high importance to the national honor and prosperity” — George Washington
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The national debt was only at $0 one time in history, beginning January 8, 1835 when President Andrew Jackson was able to keep the debt at zero for about a year.
George Washington: Worry Interest
on Sunday, December 23, 2018George Washington Money Quote saying plainly that one should avoid trouble to escape worrying about the outcome. George Washington said:
“Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble” — George Washington
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General Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army December 23, 1783. Elected first President of the United States February 4, 1789
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George Washington: Highest Bidder
on Sunday, December 16, 2018George Washington Money Quote saying not many of us will resist the most cash offered, no matter how virtuous. George Washington said:
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder” — George Washington
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George Washington: Paper Currency Like Alcohol
on Wednesday, August 20, 2014George Washington Money Quotation saying currency like booze in effect on politics ends in destruction. George Washington said:
“Paper money will invariably operate in the body of politics as spirit liquors on the human body. They prey on the vitals and ultimately destroy them” — George Washington
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George Washington: Cash Ruins Commerce
on Tuesday, August 19, 2014George Washington Money Quotation saying his concerns over effects of paper money ruining business via fraud. George Washington said:
“Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice” — George Washington
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George Washington: Custom of Saving
on Thursday, June 23, 2011George Washington Money Quotation saying there is no value in cash that is collected only to keep the saver company or is left unused and unspent by anyone. George Washington said:
“It is not the custom with me to keep money to look at” — George Washington
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