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The faith I was born into formed me. ↗

— Huston Smith

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After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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Balance is if you try hard, you work hard then the rewards are in balance with what you put in and what is available. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#agenda #children #decisions #enough #every

For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#benefits #children #come #dependent #desperate

I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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I went up to the top of the career ladder and I came down again, I am past all that. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

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