which politician said this?

[Ken Gargett]

this is a quote sent to me recently, made by a politician. there appears to be some wisdom to it, though the foreign aid comment is more debatable. take a guess who said it and more importantly when, it was said. find out by scrolling below.

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled.

Public debt should be reduced.

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled.

The assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest our country becomes

bankrupt.

People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."

Cicero - 55BC

and to be fair, i did insert 'our country instead of 'rome'.

[mazolaman]

They obviously didn't take fiscal lessons from the Greeks!

[Warren]

He wasn't a Labor politician was he.

I'd like to take a leaf out of the ancient Romans book and throw some of these useless c.... I mean

Bastards to the lions.