“The harpy of Public Extravagance devours the [treasury] surplus and impudently calls upon its staggering victims to bring still larger supplies within the reach of its insatiate appetite.” - Grover Cleveland, “Cleveland Democracy Speech,” Buffalo, New York, May 12, 1891.
“Under our scheme of government the waste of public money is a crime against the citizen, and the contempt of our people for economy and frugality in their personal affairs deplorably saps the strength and sturdiness of our national character.” - President Grover Cleveland, Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1893.