▁to ▁say ▁that ▁B ism ar ck ▁took ▁up ▁social ▁w elf are ▁sole ly ▁to ▁weak en ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ; ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁it ▁in ▁mind ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁and ▁believed ▁in ▁it ▁deeply . ▁But ▁as ▁usual ▁he ▁acted ▁on ▁his ▁belief s ▁at ▁the ▁exact ▁moment ▁when ▁they ▁served ▁a ▁practical ▁need ". ▁When ▁a ▁reference ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Ferdinand ▁L ass alle ▁( a ▁national ist ▁and ▁state - orient ed ▁social ist ), ▁B ism ar ck ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁practical ▁social ist ▁than ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats . ▁These ▁policies ▁were ▁inform ally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁State ▁Social ism ▁by ▁liberal ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁later ▁adopted ▁by ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁programs ▁in ▁a ▁further ▁attempt ▁to ▁det ract ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁from ▁the ▁SP D , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁content ▁with ▁a ▁national ist - orient ed ▁capital ist ▁w elf are ▁state . ▁ ▁B ism ar ck ▁made ▁the ▁following ▁statement ▁on ▁his ▁social ▁w elf are ▁programs : ▁" Who ever ▁has ▁p ensions ▁for ▁his ▁old ▁age ▁is ▁far ▁more ▁easier ▁to ▁handle ▁than ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁no ▁such ▁prospect . ▁Look ▁at ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁a ▁private ▁servant ▁in ▁the ▁ch an cell ery ▁or ▁at ▁court ; ▁the ▁latter ▁will ▁put ▁up ▁with ▁much ▁more , ▁because ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁p ension ▁to ▁look ▁forward ▁to ". ▁