The welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Socialism is not the same as social democracy, the political system that created Sweden’s welfare state.” — Christina Johansson Robinowitz Copy Share Image
Healthcare is the cornerstone of the socialist state. It is the crown jewel of the welfare state. — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds. — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
“We are living now in what is known as the Welfare State, which means – broadly – that everybody is completely destitute.” — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
The best performers in Europe are those who use their welfare states to help people adjust to change. — John Monks Copy Share Image
I'm not going to be known as the Sinn Fein Minister who did the bidding of a Tory administration which is focused… — Martin McGuinness Copy Share Image
The original purpose of the welfare state was to lift people into self-sufficiency, not to create a permanent underclass dependent on taxpayers. — Stephen Moore Copy Share Image
Such terms as communism, socialism, Fabianism, the welfare state, Nazism, fascism, state interventionism, egalitarianism, the planned economy, the New Deal, the Fair… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The state exists to serve and protect every citizen, regardless of colour, creed, race or religion - and the welfare state should… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Yet, while producing increasingly selfish people, the mantra of the Left, and therefore of the universities and the media, has been for… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
There are no conservatives in the United States. The United States does not have a conservative tradition. The people who call themselves… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Tories have built a system defined by insecurity - from wages to job contracts to housing to the welfare state. If… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
“The same was true of Charles Murray’s seminal Losing Ground, another book about black folks that could have been written about hillbillies—which… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
Free immigration is wonderful, it is fabulous. But when you have a welfare state, and a part of society is paying for… — Javier Milei Copy Share Image
Because it is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. And… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
“Free education, almost free healthcare, a generous benefits system and a better state pension than elsewhere, guarantee equal opportunities for all citizens.… — Tarja Moles Copy Share Image
There are few genuine conservatives within the U.S. political system, and it is a sign of the intellectual corruption of the age… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“As industrial jobs began disappearing from cities, many black men found themselves back in positions of economic helplessness, without the kinds of… — Tom Burrell Copy Share Image
What social safety net does is provide a glimmer of hope for what a democratic socialist society might look like. It makes… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
The New Deal never rethought the draconian racist immigration restriction policies of the 20s, of course, but its electoral base rested significantly… — David Roediger Copy Share Image
“For anyone born after 1945, the welfare state and its institutions were not a solution to earlier dilemmas: they were simply the… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
The fact that refugees traveled through six other countries, like former Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Holland, is because they… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
“[A] central theme is why social, political, and economic institutions tend to coevolve in a manner that reinforces rather than undermines one… — Torben Iversen Copy Share Image
“But until you ask why there’s an increase in social disintegration, and why more and more resources are being directed towards the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“the welfare states of western Europe were not politically divisive. They were socially re-distributive in general intent (some more than others) but… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
“(Talking about the movement to deny the prevalence and effects of adult sexual exploitation of children) So what does this movement consist… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“The Labour party on the whole has not been a very effective opposition since the election, partly because it spent months and… — Eric Hobsbawm Copy Share Image
“In many respects, Barack Obama’s neo-socialism is neoconservatism’s mirror image. Openly committed to ending the Reagan era, Obama is a firm believer… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Another blatant case of regress as part of the capitalist progress is the enormous rise of precarious work. Precarious work deprives workers… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
“It is ironic that Keynesianism originated as a weapon to combat depression, but became universally accepted and "successful" only during (and because… — André Gunder Frank Copy Share Image
Throughout history, politicians have used other people's property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
To have created a Welfare State was a great achievement; but we must go on to create a Welfare Planet. — George Mikes Copy Share Image
In 2010, the excesses of the social welfare state are well known and understood to all Americans except the liberal wing of… — Margaret Hoover Copy Share Image
The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“the American West quietly became the first and most durable example of the modern welfare state. The” — Marc Reisner Copy Share Image
As long as there's this welfare state of ours we're not going to have any good fighters — Tommy Farr Copy Share Image
The black family survived centuries of slavery and generations of Jim Crow, but it has disintegrated in the wake of the liberals'… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
A well-designed welfare state can actually encourage people to take chances with their jobs and be more, not less, open to changes. — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
![“[A] central theme is why social, political, and economic institutions tend to coevolve in a manner that reinforces rather than undermines one another. The welfare state is not 'politics against markets,' as commonly assumed, but politics with markets. Although it is popular to think that markets…” quote by Torben Iversen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/93f/torben-iversen-172864_competitive-advantag_a-central-theme-is-why-social-political_1484030.jpg)
