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    The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world and its growing counterpart at home. Mothers with dependent children can be sternly lectured on the need for self-reliance, but not dependent executives and investors, please. For them, the welfare state must flourish.

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One of the consequences of such notions as "entitlements" is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that read more

One of the consequences of such notions as "entitlements" is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.

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If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

by African Proverb Found in: Poor Quotes,
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We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and read more

We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.

by Brigham Young Found in: Welfare Quotes,
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The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that read more

The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family- which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars and depressions- began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to "help."

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The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Found in: Welfare Quotes,
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It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that read more

It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it.

by Thomas Sowell Found in: Welfare Quotes,
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When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

by African Proverb Found in: Poor Quotes,
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The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

by Thomas Sowell Found in: Welfare Quotes,
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It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for read more

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Welfare Quotes,
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