Unemployment is like a headache or a high temperature – unpleasant and exhausting but not carrying in itself any explanation of its cause. – William Henry Beveridge

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work. – John F. Kennedy

An “acceptable” level of unemployment means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job. – Author Unknown

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. – Cato the Elder