Quote of the Day - dependence vs. responsibility

"There was a time in America not too long ago when people mostly looked out for themselves and their relatives. Parents cared for their children when they were little and the children returned the favor when their parents got old. Now we dump the kids in day care and they return the favor by dumping their elderly parents in nursing homes. The biblical commandment about honoring your mother and father was once taken seriously. Now it's the government's responsibility because too many think we are constitutionally mandated to be free of "burdens."

If we want government to become smaller and perform within its constitutional boundaries, we are going to have to expect less from it and more from ourselves." (emphasis added) ~ Cal Thomas