#soc

Having federal officials, whether judges, bureaucrats, or congressmen, impose a new definition of marriage on the people is an act of social engineering profoundly hostile to liberty. ↗

— Ron Paul

#bureaucrats #congressmen #definition #engineering #federal

Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits. ↗

— Rand Paul

#make #medicare #more #pay #rich

What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism. ↗

— Rand Paul

#always #been #courage #had #i

The stark and inescapable fact is that today we cannot defend our society by war since total war is total destruction, and if war is used as an instrument of policy, eventually we will have total war. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#defend #destruction #eventually #fact #inescapable

In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility. ↗

— Robert McKee

#honesty #liars #lies #social-responsibility #art

By requiring that any surplus in Social Security taxes be returned to the American people in personal savings accounts, the plan ensures that Social Security taxes will be used for Social Security. ↗

— Mike Pence

#american #american people #any #ensures #people

I think Barack Obama is a socialist. I think he cares for his country - don't get me wrong about that - but I think he truly misunderstands what this country was based upon, the values that America was based upon, which was free enterprise and having the ability to risk your capital and having a chance to have a return on your investment. ↗

— Rick Perry

#about #america #barack #barack obama #based

I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement. ↗

— Thomas Peterffy

#country #does #freedom #grew #hope

Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard. ↗

— David Petraeus

#accept #al #become #been #clear

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#decent #democracy #generous #healthy #honorable