"The fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follow that, and in its turn wretchedness and oppression."

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I regret, as much as any member, the unavoidable weight and duration of the burdens to be imposed; having never been a proselyte to the doctrine, that public debts are public benefits. I consider them, on the contrary, as evils which ought to be removed as fast as honor and justice will permit.

— James Madison