"I was once a welfare recipient and am very aware of the successes and failures of this critical safety net. There are those that would have us believe that those receiving TANF benefits are lazy, shiftless, freeloaders who are just sitting around thinking of another way to suckle from the government teat."

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Source : "State Waivers for TANF Can Provide True Pathway Out of Poverty" by Gwen Moore, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 23, 2012.

Gwen Moore

#Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Government Quotes

“I actually would love to live in New York. But I need land; I need space. I'd love to move to a place where I could have a lot of land and a goat.”
“This arch-liar today shows that Britain never was in a position to wage war alone. This gabbler, this drunkard Churchill. And then his accomplice in the White House, this mad fool.”
“Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.”
“I have had my share of heartbreaks...Though I'm single and my career has taken prescedence, I'm ready to mingle now.”
“Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country.”
“Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.”
“When one loves God better than the Church is one called a heretic?”

Source : Marie Corelli (2015). “The Master Christian”, p.187, The Floating Press
“Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer. But why? Why do you choose one set of tools rather than another?”

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