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Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as our policies on foreign aid Picture Quote #1

Some people have been talking about - every place I go, they bring up the issue of foreign aid. I go, ‘You can’t get rid of all foreign aid.’ Picture Quote #1

Foreign aid must be viewed as an investment, not an expense...but when foreign aid is carefully guided and targeted at a specific issue, it can and must be effective Picture Quote #1

A national movement, which does not include in its platform the demand for an economical change advantageous to the masses has no chance of success unless supported by foreign aid Picture Quote #1

There is a profound contrast between the effects of foreign aid and of voluntary private investment: foreign aid goes from government to government. It is therefore almost inevitably statist and socialistic Picture Quote #1

For American foreign aid to become more effective, it must embrace the power of partnerships, access the transformative nature of free enterprise, and leverage the abundant resources that can come from the private sector Picture Quote #1

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Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn’t also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies Picture Quote #1

And that’s why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy is really about, what foreign aid is about, how our corporations work, where our tax money goes, I know we will demand change Picture Quote #1

The issue is: $1 trillion or $2 trillion is a lot of money. If our objective is to have stability in the Middle East, secure oil, or extend democracy, you can do a lot of democracy buying for this sum. To put it in context: The whole world spends $50 billion a year on foreign aid Picture Quote #1

The U.S. and Canada are two generous governments and we reach out and partner with anyone who believes in foreign aid Picture Quote #1

It’s true that I refused foreign aid. It’s true. It wasn’t my personal decision, however - it was the whole country that said no Picture Quote #1

Government-to-government aid rests on socialistic assumptions and promotes socialism and stagnation, whereas private foreign investment rest on capitalist assumptions and promotes private enterprise and maximum economic growth Picture Quote #1

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As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept ‘free’ trade or else Picture Quote #1

Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it, .. The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations in a cycle of misery. Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty Picture Quote #1

Decisions to cut aid for the terminally ill, for the elderly, for dependent children, for food stamps, even school lunches, are being made by men with full stomachs who live in comfortable houses with two cars and umpteen tax shelters. None of them go hungry to bed at night Picture Quote #1

Give us a chance to show you that those so-called protective laws to aid women - however well intentioned originally - have become in fact restraints, which keep wife, abandoned wife, and widow alike from supporting her family Picture Quote #1

Easterly, a celebrated economist, presents one side in what has become an ongoing debate with fellow star-economist Jeffrey Sachs about the role of international aid in global poverty. Easterly argues that existing aid strategies have not and will not reduce poverty, because they don’t seriously take into account feedback from those who need the aid and because they perpetuate western colonial tendencies Picture Quote #1

If you move boldly in the direction of your goals, unseen forces will come to your aid Picture Quote #1

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I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed Picture Quote #1

To know that God loves us in the state of grace or disgrace is the most powerful motivation to respond with the aid of grace to His loving call Picture Quote #1

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people Picture Quote #1

A good friend of mine works at Oxfam and has been closely involved in the charity’s aid efforts in Syria Picture Quote #1

Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it Picture Quote #1

Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people Picture Quote #1

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When a machine begins to run without human aid, it is time to scrap it - whether it be a factory or a government Picture Quote #1

Government aid impedes success and creates dependence, while entrepreneurs create success and independence Picture Quote #1

This is probably the single great subject of horror fiction: our need to cope with a mystery that can be understood only with the aid of a helpful imagination Picture Quote #1

We’ve killed a million Iraqis since the start of the Gulf war - mostly by blocking humanitarian aid Picture Quote #1

It is with your aid, as the people, that I think we shall be able to preserve - not the country, for the country will preserve itself, but the institutions of the country - those institutions which have made us free, intelligent and happy - the most free, the most intelligent, and the happiest people on the globe Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I aid into the confusion by having my character’s name be my name Picture Quote #1

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Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as our policies on foreign aid. (Aid Quotes) Some people have been talking about - every place I go, they bring up the issue of foreign aid. I go, ‘You can’t get rid of all foreign aid.’ (Aid Quotes) Foreign aid must be viewed as an investment, not an expense...but when foreign aid is carefully guided and targeted at a specific issue, it can and must be effective. (Aid Quotes) A national movement, which does not include in its platform the demand for an economical change advantageous to the masses has no chance of success unless supported by foreign aid. (Aid Quotes) There is a profound contrast between the effects of foreign aid and of voluntary private investment: foreign aid goes from government to government. It is therefore almost inevitably statist and socialistic. (Aid Quotes) For American foreign aid to become more effective, it must embrace the power of partnerships, access the transformative nature of free enterprise, and leverage the abundant resources that can come from the private sector. (Aid Quotes) Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn’t also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies. (Aid Quotes) And that’s why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy is really about, what foreign aid is about, how our corporations work, where our tax money goes, I know we will demand change. (Aid Quotes) The issue is: $1 trillion or $2 trillion is a lot of money. If our objective is to have stability in the Middle East, secure oil, or extend democracy, you can do a lot of democracy buying for this sum. To put it in context: The whole world spends $50 billion a year on foreign aid. (Aid Quotes) The U.S. and Canada are two generous governments and we reach out and partner with anyone who believes in foreign aid. (Aid Quotes) It’s true that I refused foreign aid. It’s true. It wasn’t my personal decision, however - it was the whole country that said no. (Aid Quotes) Government-to-government aid rests on socialistic assumptions and promotes socialism and stagnation, whereas private foreign investment rest on capitalist assumptions and promotes private enterprise and maximum economic growth. (Aid Quotes) As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept ‘free’ trade or else. (Aid Quotes) Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it, .. The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations in a cycle of misery. Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty. (Aid Quotes) Decisions to cut aid for the terminally ill, for the elderly, for dependent children, for food stamps, even school lunches, are being made by men with full stomachs who live in comfortable houses with two cars and umpteen tax shelters. None of them go hungry to bed at night. (Aid Quotes) Give us a chance to show you that those so-called protective laws to aid women - however well intentioned originally - have become in fact restraints, which keep wife, abandoned wife, and widow alike from supporting her family. (Aid Quotes) Easterly, a celebrated economist, presents one side in what has become an ongoing debate with fellow star-economist Jeffrey Sachs about the role of international aid in global poverty. Easterly argues that existing aid strategies have not and will not reduce poverty, because they don’t seriously take into account feedback from those who need the aid and because they perpetuate western colonial tendencies. (Aid Quotes) If you move boldly in the direction of your goals, unseen forces will come to your aid (Aid Quotes) I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed. (Aid Quotes) To know that God loves us in the state of grace or disgrace is the most powerful motivation to respond with the aid of grace to His loving call. (Aid Quotes) Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people. (Aid Quotes) A good friend of mine works at Oxfam and has been closely involved in the charity’s aid efforts in Syria. (Aid Quotes) Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it. (Aid Quotes) Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people. (Aid Quotes) When a machine begins to run without human aid, it is time to scrap it - whether it be a factory or a government. (Aid Quotes) Government aid impedes success and creates dependence, while entrepreneurs create success and independence. (Aid Quotes) This is probably the single great subject of horror fiction: our need to cope with a mystery that can be understood only with the aid of a helpful imagination. (Aid Quotes) We’ve killed a million Iraqis since the start of the Gulf war - mostly by blocking humanitarian aid. (Aid Quotes) It is with your aid, as the people, that I think we shall be able to preserve - not the country, for the country will preserve itself, but the institutions of the country - those institutions which have made us free, intelligent and happy - the most free, the most intelligent, and the happiest people on the globe. (Aid Quotes) Sometimes I aid into the confusion by having my character’s name be my name (Aid Quotes)

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