The Puritan Ethic. To argue its case for combining tax cuts with huge budget deficits, the Administration sent up to the Hill a host of persuasive witnesses, including, besides Gordon, Walter W.

The Puritan Ethic did not permit idle time; Quincy's dairy is replete wtih statements such as, "I resolve, therefore, in future to be more circumspect--to hoard my moments with a more thrifty ...