Thomas Paine: “Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous consciousness of honour.

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Thomas Paine

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Paine asserts that public funds must be handled with the utmost integrity and honor.

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Thomas Paine: “Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous consciousness of honour.”