Quotes
Frank McCourt, Author of “Angela’s Ashes”
“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
President John F. Kennedy
“We stand today on the edge of a new frontier–the frontier of the 1960s, …of unknown opportunities and perils, … of unfulfilled hopes and threats. The new frontier is not a set of promises–it is a set of challenges.”
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
“Republicans believe lower taxes, less regulation, balanced budgets, a solvent Social Security and Medicare will stimulate economic growth.”
Thomas Paine, one of our Founders and author of “Common Sense”
“If there is to be trouble, let it be in my day, so that my child may have peace.” (What he meant was there should be an expectation that some sacrifices have to be made by each generation.)
Lynn O’Shaughnessy, Author and Expert on College Issues
“College costs have always gone up higher than inflation, but the problem we face now is that family incomes are stagnant and they can’t afford it anymore, if they ever did.” (See Latest News)
Pamela Causey, Dir. of Communications, Nat’l Comm. to Preserve Social Security & Medicare
“Supporters of Chained CPI say it is a more accurate way of measuring cost of living increases for seniors. That statement is simply not true. Chained CPI is just a fancy way of saying ‘cut benefits.”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
(On signing the Social Security Act) “We can never insure one hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man.”
Governor Sarah Palin
“We have to be brave enough, courageous enough to start talking about those reliant on retirement benefits today and perhaps changing eligibility in future years.”