Charles Warren Quote

If a law to donate aid to any farmer or cattleman who has had poor crops or lost his cattle comes
within the meaning of the phrase “to provide for the General Welfare of the United States,” why should not similar gifts be made to grocers,
shopkeepers, miners, and other businessmen who have made losses through financial depression, or to wage earners out of employment? Why is not
their property equally within the purview of the General Welfare?

By:	Charles Warren (more quotes by Charles Warren or books by/about Charles Warren)
	(1868-1954) American lawyer, legal scholar, awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1923
Source:	Congress As Santa Clause, 1932
Categories:	Constitution, Economics, Hypocrisy, Law, Welfare
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