  "It is a general maxim that all governments find a use for as much money as they can raise. Indeed, they have commonly demands for more...I take this as a settled truth, that they will all spend as much as their revenue; that is, will live up to their income."    |      Quote by:  |  |  
Source:  | Massachusetts, during the debates to ratify the U.S. Constitution  |  
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