“Any strategy to reduce intergenerational poverty has to be centered on work, not welfare--not only because work provides independence and income but also because work provides order, structure, dignity, and opportunities for growth in people's lives.” PeopleOrderOpportunityGrowthPovertyDignityIndependenceStrategyStructureIncomeWelfare Book:The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“In this world the one thing supremely worth having is the opportunity to do well and worthily a piece of work of vital consequence to the welfare of mankind.” WorldWellsOpportunityPiecesOne ThingMankindThis WorldConsequenceWelfare Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Traditionally in American society, men have been trained for both competition and teamwork through sports, while women have been reared to merge their welfare with that of the family, with fewer opportunities for either independence or other team identifications, and fewer challenges to direct competition. In effect, women have been circumscribed within that unit where the benefit of one is most easily believed to be the benefit of all.” MenHas BeensOpportunitySportsWomenChallengesTeamEffectsBenefitsDirectIndependenceCompetitionWelfareTeamworkFewerUnitsIdentificationAmerican Society Author:Mary Catherine Bateson