¶ Charity
Index Entry
Charity:
“And I don’t want you to think that keeping a one hundred percent majority of humanity alive with a high standard of living is in any way linked to those preconceptions of society’s which we label ‘charity.’ One of the myths of the moment suggests that wealth comes from individual bankers and capitalists. This concept is manifest in the myriad of charities that have to beg alms for the poor, disabled, and helpless, young and old in general. These charities are a holdover from the old pirate days when it was thought that there would never be enough to go around. Counseled by our bankers, our politicians say we can’t afford the warring and the Great Society too. And because of the mythical concept that the wealth which is dispersed is coming from some magically secret private source, no free and healthy individual wants that ‘handout’ from the other man, whoever he may be, nor does the individual wish to be on the publicly degrading dole.”
¶ Citations
- Syracuse Address, Pp. 46-48. 7 Nov '67
