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.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Running into debt isn't so bad. It's running into creditors that hurts.

Running into debt isn't so bad. It's running into creditors that hurts.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

A church debt is the devil's salary.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt.

Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt.

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.

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 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.