The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens.
Whatever you do without confidence will be done badly.
Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it.
The American people have come to rely on the government for their security. They will find out how incompetent the government is when they no longer have security.
Subsidies have changed the way the nation behaves.
Those who help the poor the most also hurt them the most.