"To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.“


-Baruch Spinoza

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To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.

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