Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence. Votes: 6
Ronald ReaganWe should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added. Votes: 4
Ronald ReaganSooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our own public welfare. Votes: 4
Jim FowlerThe welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites. Votes: 4
Thomas SowellMarriage, the family unit, was the "original Department of Health, Education and Welfare." Votes: 3
Michael NovakI left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970. Votes: 3
Amartya SenQuite the most Christian thing that has happened in my lifetime is the Welfare State. Votes: 3
Donald Soper, Baron SoperIs there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State's honey and avoiding the sting? Votes: 3
C. S. LewisThe Welfare of Each of Us Is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us Votes: 3
Theodore RooseveltThe only [child welfare] systems that succeed emphasize family preservation. Votes: 0
Richard WexlerOther-oriented feelings congruent with the perceived welfare of another person. Votes: 0
Daniel BatsonThe whole problem is spirituality-not finances. Spiritually strong = welfare strong. Votes: 0
Marion G. RomneyYou cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system. Votes: 0
George OsborneTrue material welfare is never inconsistent with performance of religious obligations. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiEvery church that has a standard higher than human welfare is dangerous. Votes: 0
Robert Green IngersollCompassion is good but politicians have turned compassion into the welfare state. Votes: 0
Thomas SowellFree education and health care are essential for the welfare of the population. Votes: 0
Jose Ramos-HortaAfter years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair. Votes: 0
Iain Duncan SmithThe long-term cost of a welfare society is the infantilization of the population. Votes: 0
Mark SteynBe genuinely concerned for the welfare and growth of others. Feel their strengths. Votes: 0
Leon NacsonMore Americans are enjoying the freedom of independence from the chains of welfare Votes: 0
William Reynolds Archer, Jr.The welfare system is the breeding ground of crime, addiction and radical politics. Votes: 0
James CookThe welfare state inhibits the maturation of its young citizens into responsible adults Votes: 0
Dennis PragerCaring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors. Votes: 0
Brene BrownCaring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors. Votes: 0
Brené BrownNothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children. Votes: 0
Harry S. TrumanCame out my mama's pussy, I'm on welfare. Twenty-six years old, still on welfare. Votes: 0
Ol' Dirty BastardWork is the inevitable condition of human life, the true source of human welfare. Votes: 0
Leo TolstoyHow we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security. Votes: 0
Jim FowlerA welfare state, properly conceived, can be an integral part of a conservative society. Votes: 0
Irving KristolEuropeans call it socialism, Americans call it welfare, and Barack Obama calls it change. Votes: 0
Douglas Holtz-Eakin[Congress] and their cronies secure more than one hundred billion dollars in corporate welfare Votes: 0
Lawrence LessigBut when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people. Votes: 0
Charles BarkleySpeaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us. Votes: 0
Charles EversHere in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy. Votes: 0
Anthony TrollopeThe difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time. Votes: 0
Ayn RandWe are moving people from welfare to work. On welfare, we launch a quiet revolution. Votes: 0
William J. ClintonI don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare. Votes: 0
Brad StoneLet's get unemployed Americans off the welfare and back to work in their own country. Votes: 0
Donald TrumpFor me, liberals are people who seek to use government to promote the general welfare. Votes: 0
Douglas MasseyOur upside down welfare state is socialism for the rich, free enterprise for the poor. Votes: 0
William O. DouglasThe rabbis will find in me personally someone who cares about their future and welfare. Votes: 0
Ephraim MirvisWe evolved without social welfare and we are equipped to solve our problems without it. Votes: 0
James CookA program that saves young people produces more welfare than one that saves old people. Votes: 0
Cass SunsteinCan't trust a fascist--truth is always your first sacrifice to the welfare of the state Votes: 0
Matthew Woodring StoverIt is incumbent upon every person of every description to contribute to his country's welfare. Votes: 0
George WashingtonThe stimulus was a case of political patronage, corporate welfare, and cronyism at their worst. Votes: 0
Paul RyanMass inflation, welfare line, gross economy, trade it all for what's behind curtain number three. Votes: 0
Joe WalshCorporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money. Votes: 0
Ben CarsonCorporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money. Votes: 0
Benjamin CarsonWe passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it. Votes: 0
William J. ClintonI support anything to do with the welfare and rights of children in a huge way. Votes: 0
Kelly PrestonWe should vote for the welfare of the country, not for the welfare of the party. Votes: 0
Michael CaineIf you've got any concern at all about animal welfare, you've got to not eat meat. Votes: 0
Russell BrandThat money was for working eight to twelve hour days ... it was not a welfare check. Votes: 0
Alan KeyesMercy requires that we learn to love others, to value their welfare more than our own! Votes: 0
John HageeMarriage is not for individual happiness, but for the welfare of the nation and the caste. Votes: 0
Swami VivekanandaWithout growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare. Votes: 0
Helle Thorning-SchmidtWhen we look after the welfare of others, we promote and participate in God's kingdom work. Votes: 0
Reggie McNealThe welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results. Votes: 0
Thomas SowellWhile the rest of the country is still talking about welfare reform, Texas is implementing it. Votes: 0
John SharpThe majority of Aboriginals do not want handouts because they realise that welfare is killing them. Votes: 0
Pauline HansonTo establish justice and to promote the general welfare, America does not need the abortion license. Votes: 0
Robert CaseyFiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs. Votes: 0
Gene SimmonsAs long as there's this welfare state of ours we're not going to have any good fighters Votes: 0
Tommy FarrMy mom raised us three boys by herself on welfare. It's not worse than anybody else's life. Votes: 0
Jeffrey DonovanMan becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiI have no family. My only responsibility is the welfare of Quebec. I belong to the province. Votes: 0
Maurice DuplessisThere is no other planning for freedom and general welfare than to let the market system work. Votes: 0
Ludwig von MisesThe welfare of our children is our main concern and their best interests are our first priority Votes: 0
Eddie MurphyI thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it. Votes: 0
Ronald ReaganHealthcare is the cornerstone of the socialist state. It is the crown jewel of the welfare state. Votes: 0
Monica CrowleyThe tendency of welfare spending in the United States has been to increase at an exponential rate. Votes: 0
Henry HazlittThe welfare of a child is not to be measured by money only, nor by physical comfort only. Votes: 0
Ryan LindleyGod works in mysterious ways but at least he works, he's never on welfare in a mysterious way. Votes: 0
Stephen ColbertEven as a little seed, I could see his plan for me. Stranded on welfare, another broken family. Votes: 0
Tupac ShakurThe people of one county can not be indifferent to the welfare of the people in another county. Votes: 0
Thomas Jordan JarvisWe will not cut one penny from the safety net until we've cut every penny from corporate welfare. Votes: 0
Rand PaulStudies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare. Votes: 0
Rick ScottAs the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country. Votes: 0
William Howard TaftChildren and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads. Votes: 0
Harry S. TrumanAn ambassador should study the welfare of his country, and not spend his time in feasting and riot. Votes: 0
XenocratesThe true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.A democratic state is not proven by the welfare of the strong but by the welfare of the weak. Votes: 0
June JordanAmbition that centers on the glory of God and welfare of the church is a mighty force for good. Votes: 0
J. Oswald SandersCanada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it Votes: 0
Stephen HarperThe greatest crime of welfare isn't that it's a waste of money, but that it's a waste of people. Votes: 0
Mark SteynIts success lies in the fact that it's an insurance plan, not an investment plan or a welfare plan. Votes: 0
James RooseveltWe must have clean water and the health and the welfare of our children is at stake and is at risk. Votes: 0
Erin BrockovichThe most fortunate of men, Be he a king or commoner, is he Whose welfare is assured in his own home. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI despise 'animal welfare.' That's like saying, 'Let's beat the slaves three times a week instead of five times a week'. Votes: 5 Gary Yourofsky
The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people. Votes: 1 Jacques Delors
I don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare. Votes: 1 Brad Stone
But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power. Votes: 5 Friedrich List
The rationale for the vast network of government welfare programs as well as regulation and control over private enterprise is based on the socialist analysis of the market economy. Votes: 3 Richard Ebeling
I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale. Votes: 3 Angus King
Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests. Votes: 1 Andrew Johnson
I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970. Votes: 8 Amartya Sen
The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection. Votes: 1 William H. Seward
I don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare. Votes: 1 Brad Stone
The growth of equality ⦠calls for decisions, mechanisms and processes directed to a better distribution of wealth, the creation of sources of employment and an integral promotion of the poor, which goes beyond a simple welfare mentality. Votes: 3 Pope Francis
Quality child care, health insurance coverage, and training make it possible for former welfare recipients to get, and keep, jobs. Votes: 4 Mel Carnahan
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. Votes: 4 Jim Wallis
It seems that wherever the Welfare State is involved, the moral precept, "Thou shalt not steal," becomes altered to say: "Thou shalt not steal, except for what thou deemest to be a worthy cause, where thou thinkest that thou canst use the loot for a better purpose than wouldst the victim of the theft." Votes: 6 F. A. Harper