“I successfully obtained a favorable loan from the Dutch royalty to help fund our war of independence. However, I suspect this money may have had deceitful intentions.  We must seek opportunities to make our country independent in terms of wealth as well as government.  Surely the vast quantities of natural resources untouched and undiscovered by man could provide the means.  Gaining our independence might be for nothing if others end up owning us with unfavorable debts.

-John Adams 1782″

Early on the Presidents were driven by this idea to keep America independently wealthy.

-Veritas