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“It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected, but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, Looking Forward
“Many believed what they were told: that the welfare of the entire kingdom depended on their selflessness.” Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
“The tragedy is that our eternal welfare depends upon our hearing, and we have trained our ears not to hear.” A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God
“Good jobs must be the aim of welfare reform. As we reauthorize these important reforms, we must always remember the goal is to reduce dependency on government and offer every American the dignity of a job.” George W. Bush, State of the Union Address
“The welfare work of the District of Columbia is administered by several different boards dealing with charities and various correctional efforts. It would be an improvement if this work were consolidated and placed under the direction of a single...” Calvin Coolidge, State of the Union Address
“The State in particular is turned into a quasi-animate personality from whom everything is expected. In reality it is only a camouflage for those individuals who know how to manipulate it.” Carl Jung, The Undiscovered Self
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“The nineteenth-century liberal regarded an extension of freedom as the most effective way to promote welfare and equality; the twentieth-century liberal regards welfare and equality as either prerequisites of or alternatives to freedom.” Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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dependency interests government charity state liberalism business equality individualism hearing ears selflessness

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State of the Union Address (2)
Looking Forward (1)
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The Pursuit of God (1)
The Blind Assassin (1)
The Undiscovered Self (1)