Welfare Quotes - Page 27

• My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask who authorized them (the framers of the Constitution) to speak the language of 'We, the People,' instead of 'We, the States'?

  Patrick Henry

  People, Political, Curiosity

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• The Constitution, when it says, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America," meant just what it said without reference to color or condition, ad infinitum.

  Joseph Smith, Jr.

  Freedom, Blessing, Order

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• It is my deliberate opinion that the one essential requisite of human welfare in all ways is scientific knowledge of human nature.

  Harriet Martineau

  Aquariums, Essentials, Literature

  Harriet Martineau (2006). “Autobiography”, p.645, Broadview Press

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• The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges views of fairness, reasonableness, or justice. I have no fear of constitutional amendments properly adopted, but I do fear the rewriting of the Constitution by judges under the guise of interpretation.

  Hugo Black

  Views, Justice, Judging

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• The constitution regulates our stewardship; the constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. But there is a higher law than the constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of mankind, bestowed upon them by the Creator of the universe. We are his stewards, and must so discharge our trust as to secure in the highest attainable degree their happiness.

  William H. Seward

  Law, Justice, Liberty

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• If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men possessed of these other excellent qualities are chosen to fill the seats of government, we may expect that our affairs will rest on a solid and permanent foundation.

  Samuel Adams

  Perseverance, Men, Voting

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• In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. ... moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; this hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your welfare, by which they have been dictated.

  George Washington

  Running, Strong, Party

  George Washington, Andrew Jackson (1862). “Washington's Farewell Address: The Proclamation of Jackson Against Nullification, and the Declaration of Independence”, p.11

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• People are tired of wasteful government programs and welfare chiselers, and they are angry about the constant spiral of taxes and government regulations, arrogant bureaucrats, and public officials who think all of mankind's problems can be solved by throwing the taxpayers dollars at them.

  Ronald Reagan

  Tired, Thinking, Government

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• I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When my life hit rock bottom, that safety net, threadbare though it had become under John Major's Government, was there to break the fall. I cannot help feeling, therefore, that it would have been contemptible to scarper for the West Indies at the first sniff of a seven-figure royalty cheque. This, if you like, is my notion of patriotism.

  J. K. Rowling

  Fall, West Indies, Rocks

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• Everyone who owns a home recognizes the need for fire insurance. We hope and pray that there will never be a fire. Nevertheless, we pay for insurance to cover such a catastrophe, should it occur. We ought to do the same with reference to family welfare.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Religious, Home, Fire

  "To Men of the Priesthood". General Conference, www.lds.org. October 2002.

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• The best place to have some food set aside is within our homes, together with a little money in savings. The best welfare program is our own welfare program. Five or six cans of wheat in the home are better than a bushel in the welfare granary. ... We can begin with a one week's food supply and gradually build it to a month, and then to three months. I am speaking now of food to cover basic needs.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Religious, Home, Welfare Programs

  "To Men of the Priesthood". General Conference, www.lds.org. October 2002.

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• Go forth in every direction- for the happiness, the harmony, the welfare of the many. Offer your heart, the seeds of understanding, like a lamp overturned and re-lit, illuminating the darkness.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Courage, Heart

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• If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare... they may appoint teachers in every state... The powers of Congress would subvert the very foundation, the very nature of the limited government established by the people of America.

  James Madison

  Teacher, Government, America

  James Madison (1836). “The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution”, p.429

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• A billion dollars every week for Iraq, $87 billion for Iraq. We can't get $5 billion for childcare over five years in welfare reform.

  Jim Wallis

  Years, Iraq, Reform

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• Experts and the educated elite have replaced what worked with what sounded good. Society was far more civilized before they took over our schools, prisons, welfare programs, police departments and courts. It's high time we ran these people out of our lives and went back to common sense.

  Walter E. Williams

  School, Welfare Programs, People

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• The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer s own ease, comfort, and safety last.

  George S. Patton

  Country, Men, Safety

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• The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.

  George Crook

  Spiritual, Mistake, Aerospace

  George Crook (1986). “General George Crook: His Autobiography”, p.229, University of Oklahoma Press

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• One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.

  Fred Rogers

  Generations, Dignity, Greatest Generation

  Fred Rogers (2006). “Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember”, p.85, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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• When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings.

  Aristotle

  Pursuit Of Happiness, Law, Community

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• If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

  Dalai Lama

  Self Confidence, Inner Strength, Calm

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• The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best?

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Believe, Heart, Thinking

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• The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good.

  Henry Knox

  Balance, Essentials, States

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• The greater productivity of work under the division of labor is a unifying influence. It leads men to regard each other as comrades in a joint struggle for welfare, rather than as competitors in a struggle for existence. It makes friends out of enemies, peace out of war, society out of individuals.

  Ludwig von Mises

  War, Struggle, Men

  Ludwig von Mises (2016). “Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist”, p.260, VM eBooks

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• The greatest joys and the greatest sorrows we experience are in family relationships. The joys come from putting the welfare of others above our own. That is what love is. And the sorrow comes primarily from selfishness, which is the absence of love. The ideal God holds for us is to form families in the way most likely to lead to happiness and away from sorrow.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Love Is, Joy, Sorrow

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• The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Risk, Prestige, Neighbor

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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