American Indian proverb Quotes
A man can't get rich if he takes proper care of his family
American Indian Proverb, [Navaho]
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He was expressing his cynicism about deficit spending leading affluence. However, those who advocate government counter-cyclical spending have never advocated constant deficit spending, but have urged deficit spending for specific periods and when the economy has turned around, stopping the spending and reducing the deficit.
In American History wars have been one of the major factors in breaking down cultural gender barriers and sexism. This was true even of the Civil War. At the time a married woman had no legal say in how family finances were utilized. All her property was the husband’s to manage as he saw fit. The war forced families to rethink and rearrange the roles of women. The reference to “Rothschild” was to the great financial family of men who were regarded as the best financiers in the world.
