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Richard Nixon: The word 'welfare,' I think, is, in a sense, an inaccurate term if we are thinking of the welfare of the individual in…

On the recordMarch 14, 1969
The word 'welfare,' I think, is, in a sense, an inaccurate term if we are thinking of the welfare of the individual in the broadest sense.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks at a Luncheon of the National Alliance of Businessmen.

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