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FEULNER: Battling a bailout culture

Fostering subservience results in dependency

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A “something for nothing” approach begets a culture of subservience and dependence and undermines self-reliance, self-discipline and self-respect — traditional virtues that have always been vital components of the American spirit.

Ed Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation (heritage.org), is co-author of “The American Spirit: Celebrating the Virtues and Values That Make Us Great” (Thomas Nelson, 2012).

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