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> [We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/we-must-not-let-our-rulers-load-us-with-perpetual-debt/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/a-private-central-bank-issuing-the-public-currency-is-a-greater/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/to-preserve-our-independence-we-must-not-let-our-rulers-load-us-with/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [“And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/and-to-preserve-their-independence-we-must-not-let-our-rulers-load-us/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [Why certain political classes want purposefully to keep Americans in a state of perpetual debt and uncertainty and why certain people don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hodgman/why-certain-political-classes-want-purposefully-to-keep-americans-in/)

[John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hodgman/)

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> [I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared. To preserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-place-economy-among-the-first-and-most-important-virtues-and-public-2/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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## Top authors on Perpetual Debt

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/perpetual-debt/thomas-jefferson/)

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