First, a patriotic token from 1837 or 1857, with the inscription
"Millions for defence - not one cent for tribute"
And second, a realistic reappraisal dated 1863;
"Millions for contractors -
Not one cent for the widows".
Copperhead copper, anti-Lincoln pro-slavery propaganda, but so good. And so currently applicable.
The Millions for Defence quote is linked by Wikipedia to a report on a diplomatic brouhaha between France and America caused, or at least protracted, by Talleyrand's demands for bribes. Interesting. But the slogan obviously lived on. In a time when a million dollars meant something.
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