Richard Lamm Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“America has to ask itself not what it wants, but what it can afford... The New Deal, in my mind, has become a raw deal for my children.”

“The New Deal, in my mind, has become a raw deal for my children.”

“The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture.”

“I do not believe you can have infinite population or economic growth in a finite world. We are living on the shoulders of some awesome geometric curves.”

“I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change.”

“I think that retiring the baby boomers is going to be one of the great challenges in America, that you cannot make fiscal sense out of the future of our children without taking on entitlements.”

“I think we're rapidly approaching the day where medical science can keep people alive in hospitals, hooked up to tubes and things, far beyond when any kind of quality of life is left at all.”

“God is not an American. Nature did not design Americans to be prosperous forever.”

“History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time.”

“The environment issue is hydra-headed and complicated, but it is of immense importance that we understand how fast the world is changing.”