Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 Laura Hollis quotesLaura Hollis QuotesLaura Hollis [T]he greatest problem facing the United States today is not racism; it is the disappearance of the can-do attitude that built the country, ... We’ve lost the sense of individual responsibility for our problems, and that’s bad enough. But what’s worse, we’re losing faith in our ability to solve our problems. This acquired sense of helplessness is catastrophic, and it has paralyzed large swaths of the American public – rural, urban and suburban. … Encouraging dependence upon government not only creates generations of helpless people; it inures them to government’s ineffectiveness.~ Laura Hollis Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print