Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.

It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts -- you have no idea of the pain it gives read more

It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts -- you have no idea of the pain it gives one.

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 worst poverty.

Debt is the worst poverty.

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.

Debt is the slavery of the free.

Debt is the slavery of the free.

The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; read more

The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.

A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime