George Bush Sr. on Welfare & Poverty

President of the U.S., 1989-1993; Former Republican Rep. (TX)

1000 points of light: replace spending with volunteers

The old solution, the old way, was to think that public money alone could end [our] problems. But we have learned that is not so. And in any case, our funds are low. We have a deficit to bring down. We will turn to the only resource we have that in time of need always grows-the goodness and the courage of the American people.

I am speaking of a new engagement in the lives of others, a new activism, hands-on and involved, that gets the job done.

I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in.

Source: Inaugural Address Jan 20, 1989

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