Danger Quote by 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

I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence,…

— Thomas Jefferson

I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared... We must not let…

— Thomas Jefferson

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

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

Both parties recognize the fundamental danger the country's debt poses to our nation's future, but President Obama's policies have not reflected that reality. By…

— Kim Reynolds

To me, there is no greater threat than our debt. I'm the only fiscal conservative on the stage because I'm willing to hold the…

— Rand Paul

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

— Wendell Phillips

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

History tells us that the threat to prosperity is not debt but socialism.

— George Gilder

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

When you take a look at the problems our country is facing, debt is No. 1. The math is downright scary and the credit…

— Paul Ryan