On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The excess may serve to keep corruption alive, but it has no re-action on credit and commerce, like the interest of the debt.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine observes that excessive public spending can perpetuate corruption, distinguishing its effects from those of national debt interest.
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