Oppressing the Poor

Oppressing the Poor

Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

(Proverbs  22:16 - The Christophers, Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 44, 12 October)

Dick Henthorn

31 May 2020

Say What?

Backyard photo by Mr. Dickie

... people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. (The One Year Book Of Bible Readings, 7 June)
11 November 2013

Wealth

You should strive for a union between your purpose in life and the purposes of the Divine Principle directing the universe. (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 1 August)

If Christians would follow the law, there would be no rich and no poor. (Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar Of Wisdom, 31 July)

We have created a way of life which is contrary to mankind's moral and physical nature, and yet we want to be free while living this kind of life. (Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar Of Wisdom, 1 August)

A rich person can be insensitive and completely indifferent to the woes of others. (The Talmud, Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar Of Wisdom, 31 July)

A person must completely close his eyes on his morals, that in a Christian society so filled with people in need, there are other people who are so proud to have great wealth. (Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar Of Wisdom, 31 July)

Wealth reminds me of manure in the field. When it is in a big pile it makes a bad smell.  But when it is distributed everywhere across the field, it makes the soil fertile. (Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar Of Wisdom, 31 July)

Mr. Dickie
2 August 2012

Being Rich

Being Rich now means having enough money that you don't have to encounter anyone who isn't. ... The adjective public in public services has often come to mean inadequate. (Robert B. Reich, Aftershock, p. 22-3) 7 February 2012

We The People

[We have fallen into] ... a lazy habit: the unexamined notion that decisions made in Washington reflect the will of the American people and the public's underlying values.  The public has its main say on one day every two years: election day.  The choice is between two political parties that cynically ignore their constituencies the very next day in order to carry out policies aimed at the rich and powerful rather than the voters.  (Jeffrey D. Sachs, The Price Of Civilization, p. 106)  1 February 2012