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No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bo — Interest

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"No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bond; and when it bears no interest, is in no case a grievance."
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In finance and economics, interest is payment from a debtor or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum, at a particular rate. It is distinct from a fee which the borrower may pay to the lender or some third party. It is also distinct from dividend which is paid by a company to its shareholders (owners) from its profit or reser