"Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation."

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Source : "Social Security Is Not the Problem" by Rep. Hank Johnson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 23, 2013.

Hank Johnson

#Government Quotes #Promise Quotes #Generations Quotes

“No nation can advance unless the old ideals of exploration and adventure are lived. There must be lives lost in flying, as in every other step of progress, and as many lives have been lost in the past, but there is no need to run foolish risks. The search for adventure need not entail foolhardiness. Fear is a tonic and danger should be something of a stimulant”
“To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.”
“We all know Reagan's legacy, from the Iran-Contra affair to the funding of the Nicaraguan military in which over 200,000 people died. The groundwork for the move steadily to the right happened with the Reagan administration. People want to elevate him to some mythic level; they have their own reason for doing that.”
“Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be.”
“If we knew we were not alone in the universe it would have a very, very deep impact on our worldview, on our understanding of our place in the universe.”
“Chastity is sexual intercourse with affection.”
“Painful as the task is to describe the dark side of our affairs, it sometimes becomes a matter of indispensable necessity.”
“Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!”

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