On the record
It turns a rude searchlight upon illusions about charity that are all the more painful to dispel, because they often spring from pity and from sympathy, not the commonest of human elements.
Said by
John Morley
Source
gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “It turns a rude searchlight upon illusions about charity that are all the more painful to dispel, because they often…”
Editor's note · Context
Morley emphasizes the need to confront painful truths about charity that often arise from misguided compassion.
Share
More from John Morley
But they were barren of any institutions by which the country could be governed and kept in prosperity for the future.”(166) This is a statement of the case that biographer and historian alike should ponder.
Turgot was one of the men to whom good government is a religion.
What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.
They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
Other voices in this conversation
