In somnis veritas

iamlittlei:

goodreasonnews:

‎”When Americans talk about folks like me paying my fair share of taxes, it’s not because they envy the rich. It’s because they understand that when I get tax breaks I don’t need and the country can’t afford, it either adds to the deficit, or somebody else has to make up the difference - like a senior on a fixed income; or a student trying to get through school; or a family trying to make ends meet. That’s not right. Americans know it’s not right. They know that this generation’s success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other, and to their country’s future, and they know our way of life will only endure if we feel that same sense of shared responsibility.” — President Barack Obama.

Best part of SOTU.

The problem is that you can’t legislate that sense of responsibility. You can’t make people feel beholden to one another by writing laws that say they should. It’s either there or it isn’t, and to try to force it is wrong. 

(via musicsmything)