Social Policy Quotes

“I think what we need to do is we need to first of all not do any more harm to the family.”

“The best social program is a good-paying job.”

“The politics of entitlement are part of the core of the problem.”

“It is a reproach to our intelligence that we as a people should have to support about half a million insane, feeble-minded, epileptic, blind and deaf, 80,000 prisoners and 100,000 paupers at a cost of over 100 million dollars per year.”

“A good job is the best social program.”

“Welfare reform is not about punishment, it's about empowerment.”

“A Europe that is not social will not be accepted by its citizens.”

“The welfare state is not a system of compassion. It's a system of control.”

“The major point is that the US lags far behind all the other advanced industrialized countries in its policies for young children and working parents.”

“Social policy is concerned with the distribution of resources, opportunities, and life chances among different groups in society.”

“It would be a good idea for these kids to sweep the floor in the cafeteria.”

“We are the only major industrial country in the world that does not have a national health care system.”

“It's time to replace the welfare state with an opportunity society.”

“Affordable housing is not a luxury, but a necessity for families to thrive and communities to prosper.”

“The purpose of welfare is to help people into work, not to trap them in dependency.”

“My vision is of a country where people are not trapped on welfare for generations.”

“La mejor política social es el empleo.”