The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of the common man.
William BeveridgeUnemployment is like a headache or a high temperature - unpleasant and exhausting but not carrying in itself any explanation of its cause.
William BeveridgeLet us proportion our alms to our ability, lest we provoke God to proportion His blessings to our alms.
William Beveridge