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"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." -
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Top 5 quotes from Winston Churchill
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"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money."
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The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. by Alexis de Tocqueville