Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.
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As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business.
The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.
Most philanthropists would still rather donate to elite schools, concert halls or religious groups than help the poor or sick.
Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.
I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.
The UK public have repeatedly shown enormous generosity to those in need.
Today, we don't blink an eye when the world's wealthiest individuals donate enormous sums of money to charitable causes. In fact, we expect them to do so.
I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches.