The idea that private money can solve our problems is very dangerous. Ultimately that's charity. Charity is a lovely thing. I'll never turn it down. But charity is not a substitute for systematic justice and equality.
It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
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Mother Teresa
Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.
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Mother Teresa
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.
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Horace Mann
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.
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Marcus Aurelius
Who really owns the Earth?Corporations? Governments?Charity Organizations?Or...Should it be the people? You decide!
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Anthony T. Hincks
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