“The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.”
Thomas Sowell
“It's going to be terrible for everybody, including welfare recipients, ... The states are simply not going to be able to afford to produce as many of the jobs that are needed.”
Clay Shaw
“The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy”
Charles de Montesquieu
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
Thomas Jefferson
“We're not talking about amnesty or allowing foreigners to take advantage of our welfare system. We're talking about plugging the holes in our borders, and at the same time protecting U.S. farmers and consumers. In fact, we don't think you can succeed at one without the other.”
Craig Regelbrugge
“We completed a 4 to 5 per cent sale to the State Welfare Fund on Wednesday. The IPO scheme is going smoothly in accordance with our original plan.”
Wang Zhaowen
“The council is challenged to work for the welfare of the city as a whole, not for a few individuals within the city that don't agree with us.”
Councilman Norman Sugarman