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A church debt is the devil's salary.
A church debt is the devil's salary.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
A man in debt is so far a slave.
He that dies pays all debts
He that dies pays all debts
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
Debt is a prolific mother of folly and of crime.
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.
Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of read more
Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen whic
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.
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.