Hello nancy5555-ga,
Thank you for your question.
The quotation "The moral test of government is how it treats those who
are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight
of life, the aged; and those in the shadows of life, the sick, the
needy and the handicapped." was said by Hubert H. Humphrey in his
speech at the dedication of the Hubert H. Humphrey building in
Washington, DC, on November 4, 1977.
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Vernal Project: Quotations for Social Change – Equality / Fraternity /
Compassion
“It was once said that the moral test of government is how that
government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children;
those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are
in the shadows of life -- the sick, the needy and the handicapped. --
Hubert H. Humphrey, speech at the dedication of the Hubert H. Humphrey
building, Washington, DC, 4 November 1977”
http://www.vernalproject.org/IcDQuotes/IcDQuoteA.shtml
Collin Peterson Website:
“Our plan helps those people who need this benefit most now, while
preserving Medicare for the future. As Hubert Humphrey used to say, a
nation is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens.
Congress should not ignore the plight of our nation’s poorest and
sickest beneficiaries any longer.”
http://collinpeterson.house.gov/oped/prescription_drugs.htm
Citizens for Citizens, Inc.
“My favorite saying is by former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. It
goes like this: "The moral test of government is how it treats those
who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the
twilight of life, the aged; and those in the shadows of life, the
sick, the needy and the handicapped."
http://www.cfcinc.org/spire_archive/big/spire_housing.html
Social Security Advisory Service
“The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the
dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the
aged; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy
and the handicapped. - Hubert H. Humphrey”
http://www.ssas.com/main.htm
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary Of Health And Human Services at the
National Association of State Medicaid Directors, Washington, D.C.
November 27, 1995
“Twenty-five years ago, Hubert Humphrey told us that the moral test of
government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life -- the
children; those who are in the twilight of life -- the elderly; and
those who are in the shadows of life -- the sick, the needy, and those
with disabilities. We will continue to meet that moral challenge, but
only if we work together.”
http://www.hhs.gov/news/speeches/nasmd.html
Niagara Falls Reporter
“The late Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey had a keen perspective on what
government should be doing. In a 1977 speech, he said, "The moral test
of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn
of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the
elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy
and the handicapped."
http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/gallagher89.html
Real Change, Seattle's Homeless Newspaper
"I believe a society can be judged by the way it treats its poorest
citizens," said Mayor Paul Schell,
http://www.realchangenews.org/pastarticles/features/articles/fea.fool98.html
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Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
26 Jan 2003 07:50 PST
A fellow researcher kindly pointed out that Hubert Humphrey may have
actually been referring to a quote by Roosevelt, who said: "The test
of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those
who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too
little."
"QUOTATION: In this nation I see tens of millions of its citizens, a
substantial part of its whole population, who at this very moment are
denied the greater part of what the very lowest standards of today
call the necessities of life. I see one third of a nation ill-housed,
ill-clad, ill-nourished. The test of our progress is not whether we
add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we
provide enough for those who have too little.
ATTRIBUTION: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), U.S. president. FDR
Speaks authorized edition of speeches, 1933-1945 (recordings of
Franklin Roosevelt’s public addresses), side 3, second inaugural
address—”One Third of a Nation” (March 4, 1937), ed. Henry Steele
Commager, Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt, Washington Records, Inc.
(1960)."
Source: Bartleby Website
http://www.bartleby.com/66/81/46981.html
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