Excerpt from The Rights of the Poor and Christian Almsgiving Vindicated: Or the State and Character of the Poor and the Conduct and Duties of the Rich, Exhibited and Illustrated

Truly the scandal lies on our charity, and people have such a notion in England of being pitiful and charitable, that they encourage vagrants, and by a mistaken zeal do more harm than good.

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