The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.
Courage is a kind of salvation.
Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.
For so long as the Jew has even one ally he will be convinced - in his smallness of mind - that his salvation came from that ally. It is only when he is alone - against all of his own efforts and frantic attempts - that he will through no choice be compelled to turn to G-d.