“In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.” MadeDifferentCountryDoneGovernmentCoursesPoorYouthContraryTraveledFederal GovernmentProvisionWelfare StateDifferent CountriesGeneral WelfareGovernment And SocietyGovernment Politics Book:The Autobiography and Other Writings Source: The Autobiography and Other Writings
“The people with the most resources are the federal government. If you can invade a country halfway across the world in a matter of days, you can surely come to the aid of your own citizens in a shorter order of time.” PeopleIfsWorldCountryMatterGovernmentOrderCitizensResourcesAidsFederal GovernmentHalfway Author:Elvis Costello
“Millions of Americans would still despair in the eight long years of the Depression that lay ahead and many of their individual dreams would be dashed on the rocks of economic hardship. But collectively, the country was in a new place, with a new confidence that the federal government would actively try to solve problems rather than fiddle or cater to the rich. Hope was no longer for Pollyannas; the cynics about the American system were in retreat.” TryingYearsLongStillsCountryProblemDreamGovernmentWould BeIndividualMillionsRichEconomicRocksDespairLaysEightSolveHardshipFederal GovernmentRetreatNew PlacesFiddlePollyanna Book:The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope Source: The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope