May not the want in most instances be inferred from the demand when the service can be proved, and may not the last days of human infirmity be spared the mortification of purchasing a pittance of relief only by the exposure of its own necessities?
Adams suggests that the need for assistance should be evident and that the elderly should not have to expose their hardships to receive help.
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