Beneficiaries Quote by Hans F. Sennholz

In the transfer society, the general public is not only poorer but also less contented, less autonomous, more rancorous, and more politicized. Individuals take…

— Robert Higgs

When we speak for the poor, please note that we do not take sides with one social class. What we do is invite all…

— Oscar Romero

To each, therefore, must be given his own share of goods, and the distribution of created goods, which, as every discerning person knows, is…

— Pope Pius XI

Recipients of transfers set a bad example for others, including their children, other relatives, and friends, who see that one can receive goods, services,…

— Robert Higgs

“there is but only one form of socioeconomic society whereby all members of its social group hold unmerited equal status...A social collective/socialist or slave…

— Daryavesh Rothmensch

“A deepening class divide makes social mobility all but impossible. The result is a de facto caste system. This is not only morally wrong…

— Jessica Bruder

We have entered an Orwellian era in which entitlement replaces responsibility, coercion is described as compassion, compulsory redistribution is called sharing, race quotas substitute…

— Theodore J. Forstmann

“Its supporters recognised that a social equalising of human beings , despite the loveliest of theoretical assumptions, is not possible so long as people…

— Rudolf Rocker

“In a market economy, a main determinant of social standing is participation in the labor market and the associated willingness to 'self-commodify' (e.g., Esping-Andersen…

— Ravi Kanbur

To reverse the trend and reduce the role of government in our lives, and thus alleviate the government deficit and inflation pressures, is a…

— Hans F. Sennholz

Society is made up of two classes those who get more than they earn and those earn more than they get.

— Vikrant Parsai

A 'social justice' society is a conflict which locks beneficiaries and victims alike in a struggle without end. It becomes a society torn apart…

— Hans F. Sennholz