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“It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralize the long-range effects of OUR NATIONAL STUPIDITY.” Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book
“DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave-driver.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
“A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay.” Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
“I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bond; and when it bears no interest, is in no case a grievance.” Thomas Paine, Common Sense
“We were closely pinched to bring our wants within our means; but the jail stood over the way, and I had a wholesome dread of the consequences of running in debt.” Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom
“I know the world is a drawing-room, from which we must retire politely and honestly; that is, with a bow, and our debts of honor paid.” Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
“Dostoyevsky . . . wrote stories to ward off his creditors. Just like in the early '70s I wrote albums to ward off mine.” Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

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