Drowning Quote by Sydney J. Harris

“People who won't help others in trouble "because they got into trouble through their own fault" would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning person until they learned whether that person fell in through his or her own fault or not.” quote by Sydney J. Harris — Download Open image

“People who won't help others in trouble "because they got into trouble through their own fault" would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning person until they learned whether that person fell in through his or her own fault or not.”

Sydney J. Harris

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