Administration Quote by Andrew Jackson

Many respected economists and statesmen believe our national debt is neither unwieldy nor a dangerous burden on the country. The trouble is that a…

— Mo Udall

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.

— Wendell Phillips

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse and in a republican government more than in any other.

— James Madison

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in a Republican Government a greater curse than any other.

— James Madison

No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bond; and when it bears no interest, is in no…

— Thomas Paine

Debt is a task master to be feared almost as much as the dictators themselves. It has enslaved thousands in its meshes. It has…

— Stephen L. Richards

The National Debt is a very Good Thing and it would be dangerous to pay it off for fear of Political Economy.

— W. C. Sellar

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

— Alexander Hamilton

A national debt if it is not excessive will be to us a national blessing; it will be powerfull cement of our union. It…

— Alexander Hamilton

The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families cannot raise…

— Matt Taibbi

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better than colonialism ever was because you can keep control…

— Susan George

A debt is just as hard for a Government to pay as it is for an individual. No debt ever comes due at a…

— Will Rogers