Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with…

Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all. Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid…

— Evita Peron

Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as…

— Evita Peron

Moyo, a Zambia-born economist, asserts that aid is not only ineffective-it's harmful. Her argument packs a strong punch because she was born and raised…

— Amy Lockwood

“What we call aid money serves only to strengthen the structures that generate poverty. Aid money never reaches those victims who, having lost their…

— Majid Rahnema

In a sense, Britain inadvertently, through its actions in Hong Kong, did more to reduce world poverty than all the aid programs that we’ve…

— Paul Romer

Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

— Pope Francis

The best way to perpetuate poverty is spending on arms, and poverty itself is a form of violence. The wealthy industrialized countries have been…

— Oscar Arias

Many inherited disorders can perpetuate poverty by leading to disabilities that disrupt people's ability to work. In turn, someone's capacity to secure an effective…

— Scott Gottlieb

The best way to perpetuate poverty is by spending on arms and military, and the best way to fight terrorism is by fighting the…

— Óscar Arias

Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical…

— Pope Francis

The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.

— Ambrose

The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.

— Seraphim of Sarov

All almsgiving inevitably tends to pauperize the recipient.

— Ludwig von Mises

Yet, when we must put aside our wrath, quench our envy, soften our anger, offer our prayers, and show a disposition which is reasonable,…

— Saint John Chrysostom

Almsgiving above all else requires money, but even this shines with a brighter luster when the alms are given from our poverty. The widow…

— Saint John Chrysostom