When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
“In April, 1926, France and the United States finally negotiated a war debt settlement at forty cents on the dollar. The [French]… — Liaquat Ahamed Copy Share Image
We borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War, and so there was a debt owed. We paid it. If we have done… — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
Meanwhile, the U.S. debt remains, as it has been since 1790, a war debt; the United States continues to spend more on… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
My grandfather came to Canada from Romania just before the Second World War, already in debt after buying his boat ticket on… — Craig Kielburger Copy Share Image
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