The continuance of the liability after the means to discharge it have been exhausted can only serve to dispirit the debtor; or, where his resources are but partial, the want of power in the Government to compromise and release the demand instigates to fraud as the only resource for securing a support to his family.
Jackson warns that the inability to relieve debt can lead to despair and unethical behavior among debtors.
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