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“Philanthropy is the duty of how we should behave when things go wrong for people, and how we can help to make things better for everyone - voluntarily, without being required to do it by the government, and for others, without private gain for ourselves.”

Quote by Robert L. Payton

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Robert L. Payton

Limited information is available about Robert L. Payton, who was born in 1926. His occupation and category are unknown. more

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