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“Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.”

Made Promise Debt Code Trails

Author:Robert W. Service

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

Violence Promise Debt Math Perversion

Book:Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years

Source: Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years

“You must, to get through life well, practice industry with economy, never create a debt for anything that is not absolutely necessary, and if you make a promise to pay money at a day certain, be sure to comply with it. If you do not, you lay yourself liable to have your feelings injured and your reputation destroyed with the just imputation of violating your word.”

Ifs Wells Feelings Certain Pay Practice Economy Industry Promise Lays Debt Reputation Destroyed Injured Liable

Author:Andrew Jackson

“We see young men who owe us a new world, so readily and lavishly they promise, but they never acquit the debt; they die young anddodge the account: or if they live, they lose themselves in the crowd.”

Ifs Men World Young Dies Loses Youth Promise Accounts Crowds Debt Young Man New World Die Young

Book:The Portable Emerson: New Edition

Source: The Portable Emerson: New Edition

“[Barack Obama failed to sell a health care reform plan to American voters] because the utter implausibility of its central promise - expanded coverage at lower cost - led voters to conclude that it would lead ultimately to more government, more taxes and more debt.”

Government Care Plans Promise Cost Taxes Sells Debt Reform Barack Health Care Voters Coverage Health Care Reform American Voters

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“We ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.”

People Pay Cutting Ought Promise Taxes Tired Debt National Debt

Author:John McCain

“I have a difference with Senator [Bernie] Sanders, who promises free college, which, if you look at the fine print, depends really on governors coming up with a lot of the money, which I don't think is a particularly wise bet. And I have a plan to help people pay down their student debt, because I want to unleash the entrepreneurial energy that young people have.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Looks Helping Young Energy Differences Pay Wise Plans Students College Fine Depends Promise Debt Print Governors Senators Entrepreneurial Fine Print

Author:Hillary Clinton

“No company can promise an end date, but if you have multiple debts, the first one should be settled within a year.”

Ifs Should Years Firsts Ends Company Promise Debt Multiple

Author:Jean Chatzky

“If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.”

Ifs Political Found Politics Politician Promise Taxes Dinner Debt Spending Missionary Constituents Cannibal

Author:H. L. Mencken

“A promise made is a debt unpaid.”

Made Truth Honesty Trust Promise Betrayal Debt Deception

Author:Robert W. Service