America has to ask itself not what it wants, but what it can afford... The New Deal, in my mind, has become a raw deal for my children. Richard Lamm affordamericachild Change image and share on social
I had a group of Hispanic Americans come into my office in 1976 who worked in a Denver packing plant. They had just been fired by their employer who turned around and hired illegal aliens for a lot less money. That had a big impact on me. Richard Lamm alienamericanbig share on social
It is my passionate belief that we can all have better health care through rationing. Richard Lamm beliefcarehealth Change image and share on social
It is clear that agriculture as we know it has experienced major changes within the life expectancy of most of us, and these changes have caused a major further deterioration of worldwide levels of nutrition. Richard Lamm agriculturecauseclear share on social
We've got a duty to die and get out of the way with all of our machines and artificial hearts and everything else like that and let the other society, our kids, build a reasonable life. Richard Lamm artificialbuilddie Change image and share on social
Sprawl is the American ideal way to develop. Richard Lamm americandevelopideal Change image and share on social
It was almost a desecration to put a building on the Boulder Turnpike, which is now U.S.-36 and is almost backyards and even junkyards all the way up. We didn't have to put development just cheek to jowl all the way up to Boulder. There's enough room in Colorado! But we did. Richard Lamm backyardboulderbuild share on social
A Confucian or Jewish love of learning would gain minorities far more than any affirmative action laws we might pass. Richard Lamm actionaffirmativeconfucian Change image and share on social
Why give chemotherapy or even antibiotics to people with end-stage Alzheimer's disease? Keep them pain free and clean, love them but don't automatically try to get the last technology-produced breath from them. Start a preschool program instead or do something about the atrocious state of obesity in our children. Richard Lamm alzheimerantibioticatrocious share on social
To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations. Richard Lamm failuregenerationjustice Change image and share on social