If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,' it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit. (Barry Goldwater)

If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,' it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit.

Barry Goldwater

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