John Stuart Mill quote: As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate ...

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another.

~ John Stuart Mill ~

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