An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – Benjamin Franklin
bargain for
conflicting
precipice
inertia
disincentive
Chronic disease
massive
long-term disease
responsibilities foisted upon them
resilient
champion (verb)
“We are loath to invest money in primary prevention because it takes so long to pay off.”
truism
a panacea
a/the counsel of despair
sheer burden of misery
par excellence
thrive
public realm
from conception to grave
anonymous
banish
arbiter
ridicule
blasphemed
unleash
safeguard
incitement
laissez-faire (pronunciation)
a world of difference
infringe
censorship
exercising censorship
set a precedent