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Fred Upton Politician
Reform

"While the Left seems obsessed with increasing taxes and spending even more money, conservatives have focused more heavily on the need for spending restraint and entitlement reform - primarily to preserve and protect the future of the Medicare program. Overlooked in all of this is the future of Medicaid."

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Lew Wallace Author, Politician
Reform

"To begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble."

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Michael Lewis Author, Journalist
Reform

"The incentives are still rotten, and people are still paid to do things they shouldn't be doing. The reforms did not really address the incentives, the system is still dysfunctional and there are still behavioural issues that need to be addressed."

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Kofi Annan Diplomat, Politician
Reform

"The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Answering why he had not implemented organizational reforms after five months when 'God created the universe in seven day"

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Horace Mann Educator
Reform

"Whatever statesman or sage will effect reforms upon a gigantic or godlike scale must begin with the young."

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