Debt (National)
.—Politicians describe the immensity of our public debt as the surest proof of our prosperity. Philosophers lament it, as the cause of unparalleled taxation and poverty to the people.
.—Politicians describe the immensity of our public debt as the surest proof of our prosperity. Philosophers lament it, as the cause of unparalleled taxation and poverty to the people.
Entry taken from Political Dictionary, edited by Charles Pigott from prison and printed in 1795.