--- title: "1 Section 8 Quotes By Larry Elder" description: "1 Section 8 quotes by Larry Elder. Plus more from Larry Elder and more Section 8 sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/larry-elder-16548_answers_but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend_539236.png" --- > [But did the Founding Fathers ever intend for the federal government to involve itself in education, health care or retirement benefits? The answer, quite clearly, is no. The Constitution, in Article I, Section 8 - which contains the general welfare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend-for-the-federal-government/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/larry-elder-16548_answers_but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend_539236.png) ## More by Larry Elder > [My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/my-dad-was-a-marine-he-was-one-of-the-montford-point-marines-those/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Optimism. It's not just a mind-set, it is behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/optimism-it-s-not-just-a-mind-set-it-is-behavior/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Good motives aside, white condescension does more damage than good. White condescension says to a black child, 'The rules used by other ethnic groups…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/good-motives-aside-white-condescension-does-more-damage-than-good/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/individuals-can-spend-their-money-more-wisely-efficiently-and-more/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while today only 3.3 workers support each retiree. This system cannot continue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/according-to-the-social-security-administration-in-1945-41-9-workers/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/people-value-and-spend-their-money-more-wisely-when-they-acquire-it/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [In the last 1,000 years, the Arabs have translated as many books as Spain translates in just one year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/in-the-last-1-000-years-the-arabs-have-translated-as-many-books-as/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Raising a child is an on-the-job kind of thing. There aren't a whole lot of manuals for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/raising-a-child-is-an-on-the-job-kind-of-thing-there-aren-t-a-whole/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [But did the Founding Fathers ever intend for the federal government to involve itself in education, health care or retirement benefits? The answer, quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend-for-the-federal-government/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Because Fox News is allegedly biased in favor of conservatives, critics whine like children whose lunch money got snatched. Conservatives have been pummeled for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/because-fox-news-is-allegedly-biased-in-favor-of-conservatives/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [The welfare state is an assault on families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/the-welfare-state-is-an-assault-on-families/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes, provided the father remains financially supportive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/studies-show-that-children-of-divorced-parents-can-have-outcomes-as/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [Recall that the United Nations commissioned Arab scholars and analysts to publish the Arab Human Development Report. What causes the backwardness, the scholars wondered,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/recall-that-the-united-nations-commissioned-arab-scholars-and/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [People-to-people charity is more efficient, less costly, more human and compassionate, and more likely to inspire change and self-sufficiency in the beneficiary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/people-to-people-charity-is-more-efficient-less-costly-more-human-and/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) > [The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/the-no-1-cause-of-preventable-death-for-young-black-men-is-not-auto/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/section-8/larry-elder/#itemlist", "name": "1 Section 8 Quotes By Larry Elder", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But did the Founding Fathers ever intend for the federal government to involve itself in education, health care or retirement benefits? 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