Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, "If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?"
Ralph Waldo EmersonWhen I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.
Ralph Waldo EmersonA sympathetic person is placed in the dilemma of a swimmer among drowning men, who all catch at him, and if he gives so much as a leg or a finger, they will drown him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson