“The institution of the family is decisive in determining not only if a person has the capacity to love another individual but in the larger social sense whether he is capable of loving his fellow men collectively. The whole of society rests on this foundation for stability, understanding and social peace.” IfsMenPersonsWholeIndividualSocialUnderstandingCapableCapacityFellowsInstitutionsFoundationStabilityFellow ManCapacity To Love Book:Family and Nation: The Godkin Lectures, Harvard University Source: Family and Nation: The Godkin Lectures, Harvard University
“If you don't have 30 years to devote to social policy, don't get involved.” IfsYearsSocialPolicyInvolvedGet InvolvedSocial Policy Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“...there is simply nothing so important to a people and its government as how many of them there are, whether their number is growing or declining, how they are distributed as between different ages, sexes, and different social classes and racial and ethnic groups, and again, which way these numbers are moving.” PeopleWayImportantDifferentGovernmentAgeMovingSocialSexNumbersClassGrowingGroupsImmigrationSocial ClassEthnic GroupsDifferent Ages Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth.” PoliticsSocialAtmosphereLegislation Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
