Quotes tagged ‘Welfare’

“Thanksgiving has become a day when Americans extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. Long before there was a government welfare program, this spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained in the American character. Americans have always understand that, truly, one must give in order to receive. This…”

— Ronald Reagan, ronaldreagan.com

“Ebenezer Scrooge: Who are you? Ghost of Christmas Past: I am the spirit whose coming was foretold to you. Ebenezer Scrooge: You don't look like a ghost. Ghost of Christmas Past: Thank you. Ebenezer Scrooge: May I inquire more precisely who or what you are? Ghost of Christmas Past: I am the Ghost of…”

— Leslie Bricusse, Ebenezer Scrooge, Albert Finney, imdb.com

“Human beings, you see, have no inherent value other than the money they earn. Cats have value, for example, because they provide pleasure to the humans. But a deadbeat on welfare? Well, they have negative value.”

— Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, V.M. Vargas, David Thewlis, imdb.com

“Hi. I'm a recovering crack head. This is my retarded sister that I take care of. I'd like some welfare, please.”

— Rob McElhenney, Dennis Reynolds, Glenn Howerton, imdb.com

“All right, kids, hurry to class. Last one to class, first one on welfare. It's your choice.”

— Patty Lin, Paul Feig, Frank Kowchevski, Steve Bannos, imdb.com

“No individual or country will long thrive if they make money more important than people.”

— Marianne Williamson, twitter.com

“The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on - after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.”

— Barry Goldwater, books.google.com

“You want something for nothing ? The Federal Government will give it to you. You want to avoid responsibility for bringing up your children and educating them? The Federal Government will take over. You want to duck the job of facing your local problems and solving them? The Federal Government will…”

— Barry Goldwater, nytimes.com

“We need to take away the government’s money power. The banking industry needs its welfare check ended. The dollar’s soundness depends on its being untied from the machine that can make an infinite number of copies of dollars and reduce their value to zero.”

— Ron Paul, ronpaul.com

“There are people in our society who should be separated and discarded. I think it’s one of the tendencies of the liberal community to feel that every person in a nation of over 200 million people can be made into a productive citizen.”

— Spiro Agnew, bartleby.com