Quiz: Who Said This?
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Quiz: Who Said This?
“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest [placename which would give it away] become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.”
NO GOOGLING - no point in cheating.........
NO GOOGLING - no point in cheating.........
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John Smith
English Chancellor of the Exchequer 1699 to 1701. Later to become Sir and CoE for Great Britian
English Chancellor of the Exchequer 1699 to 1701. Later to become Sir and CoE for Great Britian
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Re: Quiz: Who Said This?
Time's up...............
Cicero said it in ancient Rome in about 55BC.
How times change................ or not.................
Cicero said it in ancient Rome in about 55BC.
How times change................ or not.................
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Sheik Khalifa?
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trick question i'm afraid.
Whilst attributed to cicero its most likely not. regardless its still a good few lines.
http://quotationsbook.com/quote/45485/
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=28532
Whilst attributed to cicero its most likely not. regardless its still a good few lines.
http://quotationsbook.com/quote/45485/
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=28532