Ronald Reagan: “You can give a hungry man a fish and he'll be hungry tomorrow, or you…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 1981

You can give a hungry man a fish and he'll be hungry tomorrow, or you can teach him to fish and he'll never be hungry again.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Breakfast Meeting With Representatives From the Private Sector Engaged in Volunteer Work

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Ronald Reagan: “You can give a hungry man a fish and he'll be hungry tomorrow, or you can teach him to fish and he'll never be hungry…”