Debt Quote by Stephen L. Richards

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

— Wendell Phillips

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

Under its current form, that is imperialism-controlled, debt is a cleverly managed re-conquest of Africa, aiming at subjugating its growth and development through foreign…

— Thomas Sankara

[Debt] It has driven thousands to drink, and the worry and anxiety it has created have literally taken the lives of many of our…

— Stephen L. Richards

What is debt anyway? A debt is just the perversion of a promise. It is a promise corrupted by both math and violence.

— David Graeber

The real danger with debt is what happens if lots of people decide, or are forced, to pay it off at the same time.

— Paul Krugman

Debt is the slavery of the free.

— Publilius Syrus

Debt has become a part of who we are.

— Dave Ramsey

“he warned that progressive accumulation of debt “is perhaps the NATURAL DISEASE of all Governments. And it is not easy to conceive anything more…

— Ron Chernow

Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that…

— Margaret Atwood

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

People have tried to control other people by trapping them with debt. A loan can become a harmful and dangerous weapon.

— Kabir Sehgal