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“Doing for others what they can do for themselves is charity at its worst. New technologies of charity must be developed to bring the dignity of reciprocity into the practice. We must come to deeply believe that every person, no matter how destitute or broken has something of worth to bring to the table. And although the alternatives to one-way charity may be complex to create,m this underlying belief in the necessity for every human to pull his full capacity will guide us toward healthy mutuality with those we would assist.” pg.31

“Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life” by Robert Lupton

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