“The constitutionality and propriety of the Federal Government assuming to enter into a novel and vast field of legislation, namely, that of providing for the care and support of all those ... who by any form of calamity become fit objects of public philanthropy. ... I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for making the Federal Government the great almoner of public charity throughout the United States. To do so would, in my judgment, be contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitution and subversive of the whole theory upon which the Union of these States is founded.” StatesWholeGovernmentCareFormSpiritUnitedPowerUnited StatesSupportNovelFieldsObjectsTheoryFitAuthorityJudgmentLettersConstitutionAssumingUnionsCharityContraryWelfareProvidingPhilanthropyLegislationFederal GovernmentCalamitySubversivePropriety Author:Franklin Pierce
“Our cares are the mothers, not only of our charities And virtues, but of our best joys and most cheering and enduring pleasures.” CareJoyMotherPleasureWorryVirtueCharityEndureCheer Book:Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside Source: Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside
“All ills spring from some vice, either in ourselves or others; and even many of our diseases proceed from the same origin. Remove the vices; and the ills follow. You must only take care to remove all the vices. If you remove part, you may render the matter worse. By banishing vicious luxury, without curing sloth and an indifference to others, you only diminish industry in the state, and add nothing to men's charity or their generosity.” IfsMenMayMatterStatesCareIndustryDiseaseSpringAddCharityVicesTake CareLuxuryGenerosityIndifferenceRemoveDiminishViciousSloth Book:Essays, moral, political, and literary Source: Essays, moral, political, and literary
“The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening.” MeanLittlesLongEndsBigsCareFoundJusticeWhiteStepsMorningSupportPolicyEmotionalCharityComplexesPrivilegeSatisfactionEveningNovelistsAwardsSaviorAfternoonBrutalSlam Author:Teju Cole
“If I give dollars to some charity, nobody cares. I mean, it helps the charity, but nobody cares. But if the Dodgers do the same thing, they bring more focus to issues, and that makes it better.” IfsGivingMeanHelpingCareIssuesFocusDollarsCharityNobody CaresDodgers Author:Mark Walter