Quote#War
The debt was the most sacred obligation incurred during the war. It…
Quote byRutherford B. Hayes · 1822–1893
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1922 - 1926), About the Arrears of Pensions Act (1879) for disabled Union veterans, which Hayes cheerfully signed, which was roundly criticized as too expensive and too open to fraud by unscrupulous veterans fabricating service-related injuries..
English (original)
The debt was the most sacred obligation incurred during the war. It was by no means the largest in amount. We do not haggle with those who lent us money. We should not with those who gave health and blood and life. If doors are opened to fraud, contrive to close them. But don’t deny the obligation, or scold at its performance.
— Rutherford B. Hayes
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