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The deed is everything, the glory naught.

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832

Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.

—Eva Perón, 1949

Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.

—G.K. Chesterton, 1932

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

—Alexander Pope, 1738

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

—Ralph Nader, 2000

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80
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