“ Public welfare cannot help those too proud to seek relief but hard-pressed to pay their own bills. ”
John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address (11 January 1962). copy citation
| Author | John F. Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Source | State of the Union Address |
| Topic | welfare relief |
| Date | 11 January 1962 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5041/5041-h/5041-h.htm#2 |
Context
“For our older citizens have longer and more frequent illnesses, higher hospital and medical bills and too little income to pay them. Private health insurance helps very few—for its cost is high and its coverage limited. Public welfare cannot help those too proud to seek relief but hard-pressed to pay their own bills. Nor can their children or grandchildren always sacrifice their own health budgets to meet this constant drain.
Social security has long helped to meet the hardships of retirement, death, and disability.”
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