Welfare State Quotes

62 quotes by 48 authors

In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a… — Harry Browne
Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to… — Harry Browne
There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds. — Jeb Bush
A welfare state is frightened of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out. — Harry Browne
The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time. — Ayn Rand
And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a… — Barry Goldwater
The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people's money away quietly, and then you give some of it… — Thomas Sowell
It seems that wherever the Welfare State is involved, the moral precept, "Thou shalt not steal," becomes altered to say: "Thou shalt not steal, except… — F. A. Harper
This, by the way, is the welfare state in action: Its a whole bunch of special interest groups screwing consumers and taxpayers, and making them… — Murray Rothbard
Because it is one thing to have free immigration to jobs. It is another thing to have free immigration to welfare. And you cannot have… — Milton Friedman
As long as there's this welfare state of ours we're not going to have any good fighters — Tommy Farr
Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks three days after rioting began. ...… — Ron Paul
The â€˜Great Societyâ€™ has not worked and itâ€™s put us into the modern welfare state. If you look at China, they donâ€™t have food stamps.… — Michele Bachmann
I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state… — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
What weâ€™re putting forward is the most radical reform of the welfare stateâ€¦ for 60 years. I think it will have a transformative effect in… — David Cameron
Citizens of liberal welfare states become increasingly narcissistic — Dennis Prager
The welfare state may be well-intentioned, but it is a Ponzi scheme — Dennis Prager
The welfare state inhibits the maturation of its young citizens into responsible adults — Dennis Prager
A welfare state, properly conceived, can be an integral part of a conservative society. — Irving Kristol
Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it — Stephen Harper

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