“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
“Coincident with the right of individual property under the provisions of our Government is the right of individual property. . . . When once the right of the individual to liberty and equality is admitted, there is no escape from the conclusion that he alone is entitled to the rewards of his own industry. Any other conclusion would necessarily imply either privilege or servitude.” GovernmentIndividualLibertyIndustryPropertyRewardsPrivilegeConclusionEntitledProvisionServitudeLiberty And Equality Author:Calvin Coolidge
“I took a hasty trip to Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England to talk to the officials of each Government about their pension provisions, and to talk to the responsible ministers in each country about the political "whys" of their legislation.” CountryGovernmentPoliticalEnglandResponsibleMinistersOfficialsGermanyLegislationProvisionPensionSwedenDenmarkHastyNetherlands Book:Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage Source: Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage
“It is urged that the use of the masculine pronouns he, his, and him in all the constitutions and laws, is proof that only men were meant to be included in their provisions. If you insist on this version of the letter of the law, we shall insist that you be consistent and accept the other horn of the dilemma, which would compel you to exempt women from taxation for the support of the government and from penalties for the violation of laws. There is no she or her or hers in the tax laws, and this is equally true of all the criminal laws.” IfsMenUseGovernmentLawAcceptingSupportTaxesLettersConstitutionProofCriminalsVersionsConsistentMeant To BeWomens RightsPenaltiesTaxationMasculineHornsViolationProvisionDilemmaWere Meant To BeCriminal LawPronouns Author:Susan B. Anthony