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Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be read more
Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.
Men ... are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
Men ... are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
Remember that credit is money.
Remember that credit is money.
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once read more
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.
The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.
Buying on trust is the way to pay double.
Buying on trust is the way to pay double.
No man's credit is as good as his money.
No man's credit is as good as his money.
A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay.
A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay.
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting.
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting.
