...spring of all prodigality and of all disorder; it loads us more than millions of debt; takes away vigor from our arms, wisdom from our councils, and every...from the most venerable parts of our Constitution" (Edmund Burke, Speech on Economic Reform, 1780). "The need for collecting large campaign funds would...

...of all prodigality and of all disorder ; it loads us more than millions of debt ; takes away vigor from our arms, wisdom from our councils, and every...from the most venerable parts of our Constitution. As long ago as 1904, the secret role of private influence money and big campaign contributions was...

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...reduction of that corrupt influence, which is itself the perennial spring of all prodigality, and of all disorder; which loads us more than millions of debt;...every shadow of authority and credit from the most vulnerable parts of our constitution, (quoted in Reitan 1966:331) The act passed in 1782 and eliminated,...