Burdens Quote by Bret Stephens

Humanitarianism is rude.

— Fernando Pessoa

“Today humanitarianism is in search of an identity, especially after the war in Iraq. In a perfect world, humanitarianism would not exist. People wouldn't…

— Marc Vachon

Besides the respect of the lives of human beings, all the animals and plants should be on the list too. That is the real…

— Gautama Buddha

I think we are challenged in how we define humanitarian action today and how we relate to long-term needs. We are also confronted with…

— Peter Maurer

The humanitarian argument is so selective I find it difficult to swallow. It's not even so much about the choice as to where we…

— Michael Hastings

Charity is commendable; everyone should be charitable. But justice aims to create a social order in which, if individuals choose not to be charitable,…

— Bill Moyers

Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.

— Harry Browne

“The humanitarian, like the missionary, is often an irreducible enemy of the people he seeks to befriend, because he has not imagination enough to…

— George Santayana

I do not see why I should be polite to tyrants, who slobber of humanitarianism and think only of their own petty interests.

— Paul Feyerabend

In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.

— Irving Babbitt

“Rather than being a human, be a humanitarian”

— Kowtham Kumar K