David Husband

“When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.”
― Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

“Sometimes I feel I’m just doing a poor impression of a person. Maybe I feel this way because I have no money.”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title

“It’s what you do in your free time that will set you free—or enslave you.”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book Title is Invisible

“Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.”
― Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty