"Europeans call it socialism, Americans call it welfare, and Barack Obama calls it change."

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Source : "Obama advisor pushes back on 'redistribution'" by Ben Smith, www.politico.com. October 27, 2008.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

#Socialism Quotes #Welfare Quotes #Barack Quotes

“I believe in treating others as I want to be treated--but I certainly don't believe in turning the other cheek and the truth is that I never knew any Christians who did either.”
“The first degree of humility is prompt obedience.”
“If Ive gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then Im really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. Its effortless.”
“Life is fighting. In life, it's the look ahead that counts. We are all born equally far from the sun. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love.”

Source : Thornton Wilder (1962). “The Bridge of San Luis Rey”, New York : Limited Editions Club
“The devil is no longer looking for an open door in your life. He will take any crack you give him.”
“I hate the word 'production'. It's a ceremony, a ritual - you should go out of the theatre more human than when you went in.”
“Geometry enlightens the intellect and sets one's mind right. All of its proofs are very clear and orderly. It is hardly possible for errors to enter into geometrical reasoning, because it is well arranged and orderly. Thus, the mind that constantly applies itself to geometry is not likely to fall into error. In this convenient way, the person who knows geometry acquires intelligence.”
“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander”

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