The bourgeoisie is charitable out of self-interest; it gives nothing outright, but makes a bargain with the poor, saying: ‘If I spend this much upon benevolent institutions, I thereby purchase the right not to be troubled any further, and you are bound thereby to stay in your dusky holes and not to irritate my tender nerves by exposing your misery.’
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Dan Millman
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"The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do
nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you
plan or hope...
18 hours ago
