Marcus Tullius Cicero

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

Roman Statesman

Jill Lepore

We have discharged one generation of debtors after another, but we do not find that their numbers lessen. We find only that we forget, when times are good, that times were ever bad.

American Historian

John Turner

Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.

Canadian Statesman

Robert Kiyosaki

The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care of them will only become poorer.

American Author

Michael J. Knowles

Modern economies rely on debt, which encourages productivity and growth. But that system of credit requires consequences for debtors who default.

Gore Vidal

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.

American Novelist

Paul Samuelson

We've become a debtor nation. I don't mean just on fixed-loan terms, but we own increasingly less abroad than is owned from abroad here.

American Economist

Lou Dobbs

The United States appears to be a debtor nation in perpetuity.

American Journalist

James Howell

The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.

British Writer

Benjamin Franklin

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

American Politician

Refers to an individual having financial obligations causing worry or difficulty.

Financial Stress

Though factual, it can imply misfortune or struggle without moral judgment.

Neutral Term

Being a debtor may be a temporary situation, not a permanent characteristic.

Temporary Status

Indicates legal rights and protections for those who owe money.

Legal Protection

Often used in scenarios where a person or entity cannot pay their debts.

Bankruptcy Context

Highlights the relationship and obligations towards the creditor.

Creditor Relationship

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 but criminals, debtors, or prisoners of war from rival tribes. By selling them, kings enriched their own realms, and strengthened them against neighboring enemies. African kingdoms prospered from the slave trade,

Debtor