The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork read more

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the read more

It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

Ere you consult your fancy, consult your purse.

Ere you consult your fancy, consult your purse.

Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them.

Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them.

I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers ... We read more

I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers ... We must make our choice between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the.

A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year.

A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year.

The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statisticians for the convenience read more

The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statisticians for the convenience of statisticians.

The world abhors closeness, and all but admires extravagance; yet a slack hand shows weakness, and a tight hand strength.

The world abhors closeness, and all but admires extravagance; yet a slack hand shows weakness, and a tight hand strength.