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

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

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.

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.

I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing read more

I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I'm running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can't reduce (the debt) any more

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.

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

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.

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.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.