“It’s easy to encourage dependency; harder to help people into a life of purpose and dignity. The worst are politicians who smugly talk about caring for the little guy, and then abandon the poorest, most vulnerable of our children to schools that give them little chance to succeed. That’s not just hypocrisy. It’s a tragedy. I became a conservative because I believe that caring for people means more than just spending taxpayer money; it means delivering results. It means respecting and challenging our citizens, telling them what they need to hear, not simply what they want to hear.”

Former Navy SEAL: Why I am no longer a Democrat http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/07/13/former-navy-seal-why-am-no-longer-democrat.html (July 13, 2015)

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