Achievement Quote by George Mikes

We must have a welfare system that we can afford, which will mean giving greater attention to directing the welfare program toward its primary…

— Michael Portillo

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

We may not realize it, but a crucial step in building a healthy economy is helping people move from welfare to work.

— Todd Young

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

We need workfare over welfare.

— Jack Kingston

We cannot be the welfare state of the planet.

— Maxime Bernier

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Throughout history, politicians have used other people's property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state.

— James Bovard

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

— Ronald Reagan

We all avow to struggle for making this country a welfare state where everyone is allowed to spend life on the basis of social…

— Abdul Qadeer Khan

Contrary to what many people believe, the welfare state was originally a 'rightwing' invention. It was the arch-conservative Otton von Bismarck who first introduced…

— Ha-Joon Chang

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those truly needy…

— Grover Norquist