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It is not by the increase of this debt that relief is to be sought, but in its diminution.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “It is not by the increase of this debt that relief is to be sought, but in its diminution.”
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Van Buren argues that seeking relief from economic troubles requires reducing debt rather than increasing it.
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