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    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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Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: read more

Despite a voluminous and often fervent literature on "income distribution," the cold fact is that most income is not distributed: It is earned.

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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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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in read more

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

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The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the read more

The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence.

by Samuel Butler 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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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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Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion

Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion

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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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The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world and its growing counterpart at read more

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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