Social security must be achieved by co-operation between th… - William Beveridge

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Social security must be achieved by co-operation between the State and the individual. The State should offer security for service and contribution. The State in organising security should not stifle incentive, opportunity, responsibility; in establishing a national minimum, it should leave room and encouragement for voluntary action by each individual to provide more than that minimum for himself and his family.

William Beveridge

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William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and social reformer.

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Alternative Names: William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge • W. H. Beveridge • William H. Beveridge

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