The most troubling aspect of social policy towards the poor in late 20th century America is or how much it costs, but what it has bought.

The United States Congress, acting with large bipartisan majorities, at the urging of the President, enacted as the law of the land that all children are to be above average.

The most troubling aspect of social policy towards the poor in late 20th century America is or how much it costs, but what it has bought.

We tried to provide more for the poor and produced more poor instead. We tried to remove the barriers to escape poverty, and inadvertently built a trap.

It was raining cats and dogs, and I fell in a poodle.

When life becomes an extended picnic, with nothing of importance to do, ideas of greatness become an irritant. Such is the nature of the Europe syndrome.

Give people plenty and security, and they will fall into spiritual torpor.