Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

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.

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.

Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

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

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

Debt is the slavery of the free

Debt is the slavery of the free

Wilt thou seal up the avenues of ill? Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.

Wilt thou seal up the avenues of ill? Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.