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.


Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America (ed. 2006)

Thomas Paine Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.