Robert D. Lupton Quotes
Quotes from Toxic Charity.
- “Giving to those in need what they could be gaining from their own initiative may well be the kindest way to destroy people.” (p. 3 Kindle)
- "When we do for those in need what they have the capacity to do for themselves, we disempower them.” (p. 2 Kindle)
- “The money spent by one campus ministry to cover the costs of their Central American mission trip to repaint an orphanage would have been sufficient to hire two local painters and two new full-time teachers and purchase new uniforms for every student in the school.” (p. 5 Kindle)
- “Never do for the poor what they have (or could have) the capacity to do for themselves.” (p. 7 Kindle)
- “Personal involvement offers the best way to determine if our charitable investments are being put to good use.” (p. 107 Kindle)
- “We have been evaluating our charity by the rewards we receive through service, rather than the benefits received by the served.” (p. 5 Kindle)
- “Why do we persist in giving away food when we know it fosters dependency?” “Because it’s easier!” (p. 57 Kindle)
- “When we respond to a chronic need as though it were a crisis, we can predict toxic results: dependency, deception, disempowerment.” (p. 56 Kindle)
Quotes from Charity Detox
- “I can’t stress it enough: business growth is key to moving the poverty needle.” (p. 171 Kindle)
- “The only effective charity is the kind that asks more from those being served, rather than less. Asking for more sends an affirming message to the recipient that he or she also has something of value to offer.” (p. i Kindle)
- “It is beginning to dawn on the world of compassion that the root causes of poverty can be addressed effectively only through development, not through one-way giving.” (p. 11 Kindle)
- “Helping strategies, if indeed they are to be ultimately helpful, demand careful examination of long-term implications. There is no guarantee that unexamined charity will have a redemptive outcome simply because it ‘seems right’ or feels good to the giver.” (p. 88 Kindle)