Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debts and lies are generally mixed together

Debts and lies are generally mixed together

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.

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.

'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.

'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

He who promises runs in debt.

He who promises runs in debt.

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.