Ronald Reagan actually said...

"The bulk of the people on welfare aren't just lazy bums or cheaters—they want nothing more than to be independent."

"the only true measure of a welfare program's success is how many people it makes independent of welfare."

"welfare reform is not just important but vital—vital to our economic well-being; vital, indeed, to our self-respect as a nation."

"Our goal instead must be to establish a process that allows states and communities to implement their own anti-poverty ideas based on their own unique circumstances."