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Creditors Quotes

Who debt really favors.

These creditors quotes point at an uncomfortable pattern - law and custom tend to favor lenders over borrowers, from historic debts to a newborn's share of national debt. It's a harder look at money than most Acceptance quotes offer.

In America, surveillance has always played an outsized role in the relationship between creditors and debtors.

Quotes by Sarah Jeong

Indiana taxpayers, retired Hoosier state policemen and teachers are neither greedy speculators nor unpatriotic. They are, however, secured creditors of Chrysler. They deserve to have their funds protected under the full auspices of the law.

Quotes by Richard Mourdock

Greece will not manage to get back on its feet without restructuring its debt. There is no way around it. The country's creditors will have to reduce a portion of its debts by extending maturity dates, lowering interest rates or...

Quotes by Peer Steinbruck

Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.

Quotes by Naomi Klein

Acceptance Quotes

Every American born today owes $43,000 to the federal government the day she or he is born. And we are transferring a tremendous amount of debt to the new generation, much of it owed to overseas creditors who expect to...

Quotes by Mark Kirk

Much of what Germany and France have done in the rescue of Greece has also helped German and French banks, who for a long time were major creditors for Greece and Greek banks.

Quotes by Mario Monti

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.

Quotes by John Turner

It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in...

Quotes by John George Nicolay

We only have a Plan A. The acceptance and full implementation of the existing plan, the so-called Plan A, is the best solution for Greece, for the euro zone and also for creditors and holders.

Quotes by Evangelos Venizelos

Africa Quotes

Massive debts owed to foreign creditors weaken our global influence and threaten high inflation and steep tax increases for our children and grandchildren.

Quotes by Evan Bayh

No one will lend at a negative interest rate; potential creditors will simply choose to hold cash, which pays zero nominal interest.

Quotes by Ben Bernanke

We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us?

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

We prefer an orderly resolution to the debt crisis and we're moving in that direction. But the most important thing is that the deal we reach with creditors is sustainable.

Quotes by Alberto Fernandez

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the focus of this creditors quotes collection?
It focuses on the imbalance of power between lenders and borrowers - who profits, who's protected by law, and who ends up owing.
Why do people search for quotes about creditors?
Debt is a common source of frustration, and these quotes give language to the sense that laws and systems often favor creditors over the people who owe them.
Is there a quote here connecting creditors to a specific country or region?
Yes - one points out that Africa is poor while its investors and creditors are unspeakably rich, a pointed statement about global economic imbalance tied to the Africa collection.
Do any quotes address national debt specifically?
One does, noting that every American is born owing tens of thousands of dollars to the federal government, much of it to overseas creditors - a stark framing relevant to America quotes.
Are these quotes critical of the legal system?
Several are - one states plainly that procedural law tends to benefit creditors over debtors and landlords over tenants, a recurring theme of built-in Acceptance of that imbalance.

For the bigger economic picture, see how debt shapes the Africa collection, or browse what people say about America's finances.