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Debt is the slavery of the free
Debt is the slavery of the free
Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.
Debt is the worst poverty.
Debt is the worst poverty.
A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.
A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.
Youth is in danger until it learns to look upon debts as furies.
Youth is in danger until it learns to look upon debts as furies.
And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our read more
And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.
Our national debt, after all, is an internal debt, owed not only by the nation but to the nation. If read more
Our national debt, after all, is an internal debt, owed not only by the nation but to the nation. If our children have to pay the interest they will pay that interest to themselves.
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.