“We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots. We must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves.” NationsAcceptingHaves And Have Nots Author:Mitch Daniels
“Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms.” StillsStatesKidsNationsResultsBehindsTeacherEducationalClassroomDevotedLag Author:Mitch Daniels
“The federal government now spends one of every four dollars in the entire economy. It borrows one of every three dollars it spends. No nation, no entity, large or small, public or private, can thrive, or survive intact, with debts as huge as ours.” GovernmentThreeNationsEconomyFourHugeDollarsDebtThriveEntityFederal Government Author:Mitch Daniels
“If we don't believe in Americans, who will? I do believe. I've seen it in the people of our very typical corner of the nation.” PeopleIfsBelieveNationsDon't BelieveCornersTypical Author:Mitch Daniels
“I refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time consisting of ink. We can debate its origins endlessly and search for villains on ideological grounds, but the reality is pure arithmetic.” RealityCoursesNationsPureRedDebtDecadesDebateVillainInkIndulgenceIdeologicalMenaceArithmetic Author:Mitch Daniels
“If our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'” IfsYearsNationsInterestSecurityMilitaryStrategyFinancialSpendingDefenseBudgetsInvestorsNational SecurityPaymentBorrowingRobustNiagaraMilitary Budget Author:Mitch Daniels
