Quote by Frances OGrady
I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those cant. – Frances OGrady

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I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. Ive always believed that the relationship between an employer and an individual worker is fundamentally unequal. – Frances OGrady

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relationship
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society. – Frances OGrady

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Society
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When I look at my daughter, whos 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality. – Frances OGrady

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Equality
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Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. – Simone de Beauvoir

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Society

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. – George Osborne

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Society

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe. – John Andrew Holmes

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Society

There are many things that people do happily that I cant imagine why they would do it… But I have to say that even though I am critical or judgmental of society at large, Im not critical of people individually. We are who we are. – Ian MacKaye

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Society

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It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins. – Chinese Proverb

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Nearly all monster stories depend for their success on Jack killing the Giant, Beowulf or St. George slaying the Dragon, Harry Potter triumphing over the basilisk. That is their inner grammar, and the whole shape of the story leads towards it. – A. N. Wilson

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I remain optimistic. What weve seen in Europe and the rest of the world is that freedom has a much stronger attraction than radical fundamentalism. – Gijs de Vries

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Freedom

Well, financially its a little bit better. But its better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of – its allowed me to buy a house. And Ive been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, thats nice. – Clay Aiken

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teacher