"The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people." ― Andrew Johnson Topic(s): Government More From Andrew Johnson "Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide." "Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects." More In Government "People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem."― Mitt Romney "Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them?"― Sargent Shriver "It’s horrible when people are only interested in buying labels, because it doesn’t bring them the happiness they think it will."― Miuccia Prada