The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond incom…

Thomas Jefferson
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The multiplication of public offices, increase of expense beyond income, growth and entailment of a public debt are indications soliciting the employment of the pruning knife. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1855). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state, p.212
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