“This doctrine ['that the condition of man cannot be ameliorated, that what has been must ever be, and that to secure ourselves where we are we must tread with awful reverence in the footsteps of our fathers']is the genuine fruit of the alliance between Church and State, the tenants of which finding themselves but too well in their present condition, oppose all advances which might unmask their usurpations and monopolies of honors, wealth and power, and fear every change as endangering the comforts they now hold.” MenWellsHas BeensStatesMightFatherChurchWealthConditionsHonorComfortFindingsFruitPositive AtheismGenuineDoctrineSecureAwfulReverenceMonopolyOur FatherAlliancesChurch And StateFootstepsTenantsUsurpationPower And Fear Book:Jefferson: Writings Source: Jefferson: Writings
“We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to industrial occupations. The monetary equivalent of a living wage varies according to local conditions, but must include enough to secure the elements of a normal standard of living-a standard high enough to make morality possible, to provide for education and recreation, to care for immature members of the family, to maintain the family during periods of sickness, and to permit of reasonable saving for old age.” IfsEnoughCareAgeEnergyFailingConditionsPeriodsMoralityMembersElementsNormalStandardsLocalsOld AgeSecureSavingReasonableSicknessOccupationPermitWagesVaryRecreationMonetaryImmatureMinimum WageStandards Of LivingTime And EnergyLiving Wage Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“[Freedom] is the greatest of political goods. I do not say freedom is the greatest of all goods: the best things come from within they are such things as creative art, and love, and thought. Such things can be helped or hindered by political conditions, but not actually produced by them; and freedom is, both in itself and in its relation to these other goods the best thing that political and economic conditions can secure.” ArtPoliticalCreativeEconomicConditionsAnd LoveRelationSecureBest ThingsGoodsCreative ArtArt And Love Book:Proposed Roads to Freedom Source: Proposed Roads to Freedom
“The growth of entrepreneurial classes throughout the world is an asset in the promotion of human rights and individual liberty, and it should be understood and used as such. Yet peace is the first and most important condition for continued prosperity and freedom. America's military power must be secure because the United States is the only guarantor of global peace and stability. The current neglect of America's armed forces threatens its ability to maintain peace.” WorldShouldFirstsHumansImportantStatesAmericaUsedIndividualForceGrowthAbilityUnitedLibertyClassUnited StatesRightsConditionsMilitaryUnderstoodHuman RightsCurrentsProsperitySecureNeglectAssetsStabilityPromotionEntrepreneurialArmed ForcesIndividual LibertyMilitary PowerGlobal Peace Author:Condoleezza Rice
“There's no way in which you can ever win a war against terror. As long as there are conditions in many parts of the world that make people desperate: poverty, disease, ignorance, etc. I hope that we will discover soon, that we can survive, only together. We can prosper only together. And I think people are beginning to realize this, that you can't have pockets of prosperity in one part of the world and huge deserts of poverty and deprivation and think you can have a stable, secure world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayLongWarTogetherWinningRealizingPovertyConditionsIgnoranceHugeDiseaseTerrorProsperitySecureDesertDesperateEtcPocketsStableDeprivationTogether We Can Author:Desmond Tutu
“Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.” PeopleWellsGovernmentEasyWiseConditionsSubjectsRichesSecureCommodityRendering Book:ESSAYS AND TREATISES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS. Source: ESSAYS AND TREATISES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS.
“Once a nation's population becomes prosperous and secure, for example through economic security and universal health care, much of the population loses interest in seeking the aid and protection of supernatural entities. This effect appears to be so consistent that it may prevent nations from being highly religious while enjoying good internal socioeconomic conditions.” MayCareNationsEnjoyInterestLosesReligiousEconomicConditionsEffectsSecurityExampleUniversalPopulationSeekingProtectionAidsSecureHealth CareConsistentInternalsEntityProsperousEconomic SecurityUniversal Health Care Author:Gregory S. Paul