Clauses Quote by Ludwig von Mises

Interventionism cannot be considered as an economic system destined to stay. It is a method for the transformation of capitalism into socialism by a…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Charity must be accompanied by efforts at structural and systemic transformation.”

— Christopher D. Marshall

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the…

— Samuel Smiles

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

— Samuel Smiles

“The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the need for…

— John Capecci and Timothy Cage

The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.

— Calvin Coolidge

The beneficial effect of state intervention, especially in the form of legislation, is direct, immediate, and so to speak, visible, while its evil effects…

— A. V. Dicey

True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity.

— Paulo Freire

True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity. False charity constrains the fearful and subdued, the "rejects of…

— Paulo Freire

Help thyself: then everyone will help thee too. Principle of Christian charity.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why it has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'.”

— Idries Shah

One of the most crucial kinds of intervention is in advocacy. We can think about charities in the context of delivering services, and indeed…

— Nicholas Kristof