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If we cease our vigilance along the borders of our country
*MATIONAL RECORDS
SBRVICE"
and at our ports of entry, we are wasting money, not saving it.
If we falsely economize by reducing the staff of men and women
who audit tax returns, or who increase the country's productivity
by settling labor disputes, we are wasting money,
not saving it. If we cut down the effectiveness of our armed
forces, we run the risk of wasting both lives. and money,
Any substantial reduction of the nineteen hundred
and forty-eight Federal budget as submitted to the Congress
must be clearly understood by the American people
as a venture into false economy. To the extent that we
countenance any such reduction, we shall weaken our own hous e
by our refusal to keep it in basic repair.
At best, this is poor judgment.
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At worst, it is an invitation to disaster.
The second decision we must make, affecting the
strength and health of our economy, concerns the public debt.
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