Quote by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a measure of the steady disintegration of the Negro family structure over the past generation in the United States.

The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a m

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This quote suggests that the increased growth of welfare programs reflects the gradual breakdown of African American family structures in the United States over the last generation. It implies a correlation between the rise in welfare dependence among African Americans and the weakening of traditional family dynamics. The quote highlights the viewpoint that the expansion of welfare programs is a consequence of, or contributes to, the changes observed in the African American family unit.

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By Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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