A debtor stands before you. I am one of the civilians who are in your debt. You protected our nation.

We think there will be an outpouring of support for the troops.

I can promise you that we won't do anything to embarrass you. We're going to bust our butts to make you proud.

The answer is debt. The pump is being primed by debt, but not by real growth.

To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining the appropriations for the public service to such objects only as are clearly with the constitutional authority of the Federal Government.

The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should betempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands shouldbe curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. 55 B.C.