Promote The General Welfare Quotes

#1. I wish the government would read the Constitution. I think that would probably help quite a bit. And maybe they did read it and maybe they got confused when they read the preamble which says one of the duties is to promote the general welfare.

Benjamin Carson

#2. We believe that only government has the capacity
not to mention the political and moral responsibility
to promote the general welfare.
Father Kramer as quoted in Sweet Charity?

Janet Poppendieck

#3. To establish justice and to promote the general welfare, America does not need the abortion license.

Robert Casey

#4. If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one ...

James Madison

#5. I thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it.

Ronald Reagan

#6. ... certain feet were made for stepping on ,in order to improve the breed, promote the general welfare and minimize the ancient insolence of office..

Robert A. Heinlein

#7. For me, liberals are people who seek to use government to promote the general welfare.

Douglas Massey

#8. Harshaw held that certain feet were made for stepping on, in order to improve the breed, promote the general welfare, and minimize the ancient insolence of office; he had seen at once that Heinrich had such feet.

Robert A. Heinlein

#9. Along with the GI Bill, which educated and housed Eisenhower's fellow veterans, the Interstate System has proved to be by far the most important economic-development strategy of the federal government.

David S. Broder

#10. Orville Wright said to his brother, "Wilbur, you were only in the air for 12 seconds. How could my luggage be in Cleveland?"

Red Buttons

#11. Clara: "I won't hurt you." Be not afraid.
His eyes flashed with anger like i've come right out and called him chicken.

Cynthia Hand

#12. But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go to Africa to find some of these creatures.

Donald Johanson

#13. A normal adolescent isn't a normal adolescent
if he acts normal.

Judith Viorst

#14. Jail's like school but you can't leave.

Boy George

#15. Gainst him, a mighty warrior too. Strong, as a soldier born and bred, - Great, as a king whom regions dread. See! what a host the conqueror leads, With elephants, and cars, and steeds. O'er countless bands his pennons fly; So is he mightier far than I.

Valmiki

#16. You will never stumble while on your knees

James Patterson

#17. My mom used to call me a 'jean hoarder' growing up because I had so many pairs of jeans - and I still do.

Behati Prinsloo