Government Quote by James Madison

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

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

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

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Calvin Coolidge

Remember, Republican economic policies quadrupled the debt before I took office and doubled it after I left. We simply can't afford to double-down on…

— William J. Clinton

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

— Daniel Keys Moran

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