“Charity is not a government program.” GovernmentProgramCharityGovernment Programs Author:Joseph Farah
“That is part of our critique of some of the charity and service work is that we can still keep relationships at a distance by creating programs that offer services but we don't really create a reconciled community.” StillsCommunityOffersCreatingProgramDistanceCharityCritique Author:Shane Claiborne
“I have nothing else to say other than I wasn't corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn't greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.” DecisionCompanySmartProgramCharityFundUnfairGreedyMaking Decisions Author:John D. Rockefeller
“There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money - if a gun is held to his head.” PeopleIfsWantTryingWellsGovernmentLibertyVirtueWillingPridePoliticianGunProgramEconomicsCharityCaringLibertarianSensitiveVotersLibertarianismFreedom And LibertyFreedom LibertyCharitableAdvocatingCompulsoryGovernment ProgramsWilling To Try Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“Everywhere you look, there is a charity or a project in school to get involved in. In eighth grade, there was this program called CJSF, California Junior Scholarship Foundation. We were involved in soup kitchens and toy drives, and your school can set up something like that. If your school doesn't have a program like that, set one up.” IfsLooksSchoolInvolvedProjectsProgramFoundationCharityCaliforniaKitchenGradesToysSoupGet InvolvedJuniorsScholarshipEighth GradeSoup Kitchens Author:Lindsey Shaw
“Our efforts cannot and should not substitute for just public policies and effective programs to meet the needs of the hungry...Money, food, and time donated to Catholic charities should not be misread as a sign for success for volunteerism, but rather a desperate attempt to feed the hungry people when others have abandoned their responsibility.” PeopleNeedsShouldEffortResponsibilityPolicyProgramCatholicCharityHungryDesperateSubstitutesCatholicismAbandonedPublic PolicyVolunteerism Author:John Ricard