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The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#america #american #american interests #amount #antithetical

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose jobs. ↗

— Alan Greenspan

#foreigners #jobs #little #lose #protectionism

In 75 foreign countries, we have a presence in the USDA. ↗

— Mike Johanns

#foreign #foreign countries #presence

The U.S. now imports over half of its oil supply from the Middle East. This dangerous dependence on foreign energy sources is an issue of national security. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#dependence #east #energy #energy sources #foreign

Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#citizen #foreigner #harm #inflicting #must

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#bush #bush tax cuts #cut #cuts #debt

I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some humility, especially when you were strong. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#benjamin franklin #especially #felt #foreign #foreign policy

Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#control #credit #currency #democracy #futile

A Supreme Court decision that concessions of this sort were unconstitutional would have taken them off the table and actually increased the effective sovereignty of elected officials. ↗

— Michael Kinsley

#concessions #court #court decision #decision #effective

I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity. ↗

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

#american #american foreign policy #appropriate #clear #compatible