Financial Assistance Quotes

I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that.

Our American friends offer us money, arms, and advice. We take the money, we take the arms, and we decline the advice.

If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be a usurer to him, nor shall you lay upon him usury.

Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.

It's good to give seniors more choices and more options, let them choose a plan that's best for them and target assistance to the lowest income people.

No complicated scheme of relief, no plan for government fixing of prices, no resort to the Public Treasury will be of any value …

Free board, dwelling, support and care in his old age, sickness and infirmity ….an annual sum of maintenance for him or herself, children and relatives.

When Texans suffered from the collapse of the oil market in the 1980s, they could rely on the fiscal union to help them. When Texas boomed with rising oil prices in the 2000s, it contributed to the union to help harder hit regions.

We need a conservative welfare reform initiative that is focused on putting people back to work and ensures taxpayer money is only spent on programs that have been proven to work.

Africa does not need more exhortations. She needs support in strengthening her structures. She needs concrete resources with which to pursue her course of action.

You can't just shuffle people around like they're deck chairs on a ship. You have to help them change their lives, and you have to give them the requisite resources to do so.

The welfare system was designed to do something different when it was started than what it does now. It was a safety net to help people get back to work: if they were sick, it would help them get back.

To make sustainable progress in reducing extreme poverty will require improvements in both the quantity and quality of aid.

Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

The developing world is poor. It needs capital.

Do you have a dollar on you? I hate to answer questions for nothing.

The government can take smart steps to give all kids the healthy start they need to reach their full potential.

I think the bailouts in 2008 were wrong.

The more comprehensive and convincing a debt reduction program is, the less likely it is to fail. And remember, just as Germany is grateful to America for the Marshall Plan, Italy would be grateful to Germany for helping it lower its refinancing costs.

Free African Society shall operate without regard to religious tenets. The members shall be banded together to support one another in sickness and for the benefit of their widows and fatherless children.

Why do we take a dollar? Why do we give a dollar to countries that have no rights for women? We have to think about that.

President Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and several cabinet level officials have visited Alabama's Gulf Coast in recent days to tour the devastation and to offer their continuing support and prayers for everyone affected by the storm.

With its Medicaid expansion, Obamacare may turn out to be the most equality-promoting policy enacted in a generation.

You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody.