Welfare Quotes

• Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

  Ronald Reagan

  President, Needs, Purpose

  Los Angeles Times, January 7, 1970.

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• Work is the inevitable condition of human life, the true source of human welfare.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Work, Source, Human Life

  Leo Tolstoy (2014). “My Religion”, p.171, The Floating Press

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• The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Benefits, Facts

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• The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all.

  Helen Keller

  Life, Teamwork, Interconnection

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• Our life depends on others so much that at the root of our existence is a fundamental need for love. That is why it is good to cultivate an authentic sense of responsibility and concern for the welfare of others.

  Dalai Lama

  Responsibility, Roots, Needs

  Dalai Lama, Sofia Stril-Rever (2010). “My Spiritual Journey”, p.8, Harper Collins

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• Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Latin, Law, People

  "De Legibus (On the Laws)" book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book III, section 3),

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• If we develop concern for other people's welfare, share other people's
  suffering, and help them, ultimately we will benefit. If we think only
  of ourselves and forget about others, ultimately we will lose. The more
  we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of
  well-being becomes.

  Dalai Lama

  Happy, Thinking, Concern For Others

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• Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Power, Two Nations, Welfare Programs

  Benjamin Disraeli (1845). “Sybil, Or, The Two Nations”, p.315

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• Every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may require it.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Men, Land, Community

  Speech, Osawatomie, Kan., 31 Aug. 1910

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• Modern economics and the welfare state borrowed heavily on the future.

  Gregory Benford

  Economics, Modern, States

  Gregory Benford (2010). “Timescape”, p.445, Spectra

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• Welfare is not a retirement plan.

  Ernie J Zelinski

  Retirement, Plans

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• We are moving people from welfare to work. On welfare, we launch a quiet revolution.

  William J. Clinton

  Moving, People, Revolution

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• Mercy requires that we learn to love others, to value their welfare more than our own!

  John Hagee

  Mercy, Values

  John Hagee (1989). “Being Happy in an Unhappy World”

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• Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.

  John F. Kennedy

  Men, Abstract, Theory

  Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.548, Best Books on

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• A tax can never be favorable to the public welfare, except by the good use that is made of its proceeds.

  Jean-Baptiste Say

  Use, Made, Taxes

  Jean Baptiste Say (1827). “A treatise on political economy: or, The production, distribution and consumption of wealth”, p.113

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• The welfare of a child is not to be measured by money only, nor by physical comfort only.

  Ryan Lindley

  Children, Comfort

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

  Thomas Sowell

  Ego, Politics, States

  Thomas Sowell (2013). “Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays”, p.23, Hoover Press

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• Socialists do not merely want a welfare state, they absolutely must have one. They must have a grovelling dependent class from which to obtain their daily opiate: an hallucinogenic euphoria which comes from the delusion of being superior to and more altruistic than all others. They must have 'the poor, huddled masses' in much the same manner as vampires must have the blood of their victims.

  Edward Britton

  Blood, Class, Vampire

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• The welfare of our children is our main concern, and their best interests are our first priority.

  Eddie Murphy

  Children, Priorities, Firsts

  "Actor Eddie Murphy facing divorce". news.bbc.co.uk. August 6, 2005.

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• Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity. This principle applies to corporate welfare.

  Larry Elder

  Principles, Roles, Charity

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• That money was for working eight to twelve hour days ... it was not a welfare check.

  Alan Keyes

  Eight, Scary, Twelve

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• True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.

  Joseph Addison

  Animal, Compassion, Philanthropy

  Joseph Addison (1795). “Interesting anecdotes, memoirs, allegories, essays, and poetical fragments; tending to amuse the fancy, and inculcate morality”

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• The welfare and the future of our societies depend on our capacity to remain mobilized so as to improve the health of every mother and child.

  Jean Ping

  Mother, Children, Health

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• No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink.

  Murray Banks

  Animal, Pet, Needs

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• We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

  Ronald Reagan

  Success, Government Welfare, People

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