Economy in all branches of the public service is due from all the public agents to the people, but parsimony alone would suggest the withholding of the necessary means for the protection of our domestic firesides from invasion and our national honor from disgrace.
Tyler warns against excessive frugality that could jeopardize national security and honor.
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