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Welfare culture is bad not just because, as in Europe, it's bankrupting the state, but because it enfeebles the citizenry, it erodes self-reliance and resourcefulness.
Mark Steyn
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Mark Steyn
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: December 8
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City of Toronto
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