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George Washington Military Leader, Politician
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"No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of time more valuable. ... Cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible: avoiding occasions of expence (and) avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt ... not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen which we ourselves ought to bear."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"Very urgent measures need to be taken, and without much delay, in dealing with the ongoing destruction of the environment."

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Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
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"Every day our garments become more assimilated to ourselves, receiving the impress of the wearer's character, until we hesitate tolay them aside without such delay and medical appliances and some such solemnity even as our bodies."

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