Curse Quote by 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

A public debt is a public curse.

— James Madison

I am one of those who do not believe that a national debt is a national blessing, but rather a curse to a republic;…

— Andrew Jackson

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

— Wendell Phillips

“For Madison, on the other hand, “a Public Debt is a Public curse,” and “in a Representative Government greater than in any other.”26”

— Joseph J. Ellis

I regret, as much as any member, the unavoidable weight and duration of the burdens to be imposed; having never been a proselyte to…

— James Madison

Public debt [is] a burden on all the people.

— Calvin Coolidge

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

The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design.

— Daniel Keys Moran

To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs.

— Paul Gillmor

I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared

— Thomas Jefferson

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