From Opportunity/Entitlement: The Transformation and Decline of Great Society Liberalism

by Gareth Davies

Book Overview

"The purpose of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is to offer opportunity, not an opiate. . . . We are not content to accept the endless growth of relief rolls or welfare rolls."--President Lyndon B. Johnson

"I would just provide that every person in this country is given a certain minimum income. If he wants to work in addition to that, he keeps what he earns."--Senator George S. McGovern

Between LBJ's statement in 1964 and McGovern's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700609946
• ISBN13: 9780700609949
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"