The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.

US President, WWII general

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Context

Attributed to Cicero, but often cited by Eisenhower as a principle he agreed with.

Date / Period

1950s

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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eisenhower-cicero-quote/

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