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> [“Giving to those in need what they could be gaining from their own initiative may well be the kindest way to destroy people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/giving-to-those-in-need-what-they-could-be-gaining-from-their-own/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

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## More by Robert D. Lupton

> [“Never do for the poor what they have (or could have) the capacity to do for themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/never-do-for-the-poor-what-they-have-or-could-have-the-capacity-to-do/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“corporation (CDC) would have to be formed. It would”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/corporation-cdc-would-have-to-be-formed-it-would/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“When we do for those in need what they have the capacity to do for themselves, we disempower them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/when-we-do-for-those-in-need-what-they-have-the-capacity-to-do-for/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“Why do we persist in giving away food when we know it fosters dependency?” “Because it’s easier!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/why-do-we-persist-in-giving-away-food-when-we-know-it-fosters/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“The money spent by one campus ministry to cover the costs of their Central American mission trip to repaint an orphanage would have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/the-money-spent-by-one-campus-ministry-to-cover-the-costs-of-their/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“Giving to those in need what they could be gaining from their own initiative may well be the kindest way to destroy people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/giving-to-those-in-need-what-they-could-be-gaining-from-their-own/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“parity is the higher form of charity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/parity-is-the-higher-form-of-charity/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“• R&D is vital. • Invest in success: sound business principles also are good principles for responsible charitable investing. • Focus on your passions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/r-d-is-vital-invest-in-success-sound-business-principles-also-are/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“personal involvement offers the best way to determine if our charitable investments are being put to good use.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/personal-involvement-offers-the-best-way-to-determine-if-our/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“Giving to those in need what they could be gaining from their own initiative may well be the kindest way to destroy people. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/giving-to-those-in-need-what-they-could-be-gaining-from-their-own-2/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“I am reassured to know that the straightness of my grain is not a precondition of usefulness to God. And I am humbled to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/i-am-reassured-to-know-that-the-straightness-of-my-grain-is-not-a/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“developing the dependency-free zone is the real challenge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/developing-the-dependency-free-zone-is-the-real-challenge/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

> [“Food in our society is a chronic poverty need, not a life-threatening one. And when we respond to a chronic need as though it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-lupton/food-in-our-society-is-a-chronic-poverty-need-not-a-life-threatening/)

[Robert D. Lupton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-lupton/)

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