"Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged."

-- Chinua Achebe

#Charity Quotes #Philanthropy Quotes #Opium Quotes

“But rules cannot substitute for character.”
“Who are we to wish for Paradise? It will be enough if Allah spares us his wrath.”
“Safe popular freedom consists of four things, the diffusion of liberty, of intelligence, of property, and of conscientiousness, and cannot be compounded of any three out of the four.”
“I will never tire of recommending the custom, practiced by the best architects, of preparing not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense.”
“It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
“The best way to begin disarming is to begin-and the United States is ready to conclude firm agreements in these areas and to consider any other reasonable proposal.”
“I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.”
“I feel most at home in the United States, not because it is intrinsically a more interesting country, but because no one really belongs there any more than I do. We are all there together in its wholly excellent vacuum.”

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