Debt is the slavery of the free

Debt is the slavery of the free

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.

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.

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.

Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately, and it gives you a lift. The hangover comes read more

Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately, and it gives you a lift. The hangover comes the day after.

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.

He that dies pays all debts

He that dies pays all debts