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“The aid program that I am suggesting must not be used by the wealthy nations as a surreptitious means to control the poor nations. Such an approach would lead to a new form of paternalism and a neocolonialism which no self-respecting nation could accept. Ultimately, foreign aid programs must be motivated by a compassionate and committed effort to wipe poverty, ignorance and disease from the face of the earth. Money devoid of genuine empathy is like salt devoid of savor, good for nothing except to be trodden under foot of men. The West must enter into the program with humility and penitence and a sober realization that everything will not always “go our way.” It cannot be forgotten that the Western powers were but yesterday the colonial masters. The house of the West is far from in order, and its hands are far from clean.”

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Book:Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

Source: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

“Indefinite dependency on aid has gradually become the default long-term response to refugees.”

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Book:Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System

Source: Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System