Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.


The Gospel of Wealth, and Other Timely Essays (ed. 1901)


Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders...

Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders...

Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders...

Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving. The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders...