"Marriage is not for individual happiness, but for the welfare of the nation and the caste."
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"Work is the inevitable condition of human life, the true source of human welfare."
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"He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness."
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"Not even the vicissitudes of fortune are contrary to nature or to the providential ordering of the universe. It all flows from the gods, who determine what is needed for the welfare of the whole universe, of which you are a part."
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"The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others."
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"If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect."
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"The Welfare State, which begun in Imperial Germany for the truly indigent and disabled, has now become "everybody's entitlement" and an increasing burden on those who produce."
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"The welfare system in the United States is vile."
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"Where is love exchanged? Where is the love felt when a state administrator stuffs a welfare check into an outgoing mail?"
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"A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community."
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"I'm very much into animal welfare."
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"I hold no man to be indispensable for the welfare of the country."
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"True material welfare is never inconsistent with performance of religious obligations."
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"When you know for yourselves, 'These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if undertaken and practiced, lead to welfare and happiness,' then you should engage in them."
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"The essence of the modern state is the union of the universal with the full freedom of the particular, and with the welfare of individuals."
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"This is essential that we have a resurgence in democratic participation. And I don't mean big-D Democrat, I mean small-D democrat. I mean getting involved in your neighborhood, your community. This is no time to say, "I'm not into politics." This is a time to go headlong into the welfare of this nation."
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"Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man."
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"One main condition of aristocratic life was present in the South and not in the North--personal responsibility to other human beings for education and material welfare. (A Carnegie or a Ford, like a bureaucracy, molds the lives of millions without taking any responsibility.)"
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"There are definitely some people who cheat, but how come we're only focusing on people who are on welfare who cheat, and not the bank presidents who cheat?"
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