Country Quote by William J. Clinton

You have countries that have lived beyond their means, with bloated governments, huge trade deficits, and people living off the government. Then you have…

— Peter Schiff

I mean, the world has already done a big, big effort to forget debt to countries heavily indebted and with low income. And that…

— Rodrigo Rato

The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care of them…

— Robert Kiyosaki

No country can be complacent in making sure that excessive debt of the household doesn't create excesses and weaknesses in the financial system. Everything…

— Nouriel Roubini

The problem is that people basically dangle debt in front of us. And the cost for the poor of course is much higher than…

— Dan Ariely

It's not debt per say that overwhelms an individual corporation or country. Rather it is a continuous increase in debt in relation to income…

— Warren Buffett

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

— Wendell Phillips

Our nation's debt has to be a concern for us all. It is not sustainable long-term.

— Jaime Harrison

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the…

— Thomas Jefferson

The debt-habit is the twin brother of poverty.

— Theodore T. Munger

And it's also producing a growth in debt to the United States that will weight very heavily in a country that has to address…

— Rodrigo Rato

We believe that by removing a crippling debt burden we'll help millions of Africans improve their lives and grow their economies.

— George W. Bush