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But we know God hath not left one Man so to the Mercy of another, that he may starve him is he please: God the Lord and Father of all, has given no one of his Children such a Property, in his perculiar Portion of hte things of this World, but that he has given his needy Brother a Right to the Surplusage of his Goods; so that it cannot justly be denyed him, when his pressing Wants call for it. And therefore no Man could ever have a just Power over the Life of another, by Right of property in Land or Possessions; since 'twould always be a Sin in any Man of Estate, to let his Brother perish for want of affording him Relief out of his Plenty. As Justice gives every Man a Title to the produce of his honest Industry, and the fair Acquisitions of his Ancestors descended to him; so Charity gives evert Man a Title to so much out of another's Plenty, as will keep from from extream want, where he has no means to subsist otehrwise; and a Man can no more justly make use of another's necessity, to force him to become his Vassal, by with-holding that Relief, God requires him to afford to the wants of his Brother, than he that has more strength can seize upon a weaker, master him to his Obedience and with a Dagger at his Throat offer him Death or Slavery.

Author: John Locke, Source: Two Treatises on GovernmentSaved by ldsphilosopher in government slavery charity property 2 months ago[save this] [permalink]
The problem of reconciling human suffering with the existence of a God who loves, is only insoluble so long as we attach a trivial meaning to the word "love," and look on things as if man were the centre of them.
Author: C. S. Lewis, Source: The Problem of PainSaved by ldsphilosopher in love philosophy charity theodicy hedonism 3 months ago[save this] [permalink]
It is for people whom we care nothing about that we demand happiness on any terms: with our friends, our lovers, our children, we are exacting and would rather see them suffer much than be happy in contemptible and estranging modes.
Author: C. S. Lewis, Source: The Problem of PainSaved by ldsphilosopher in suffering love charity hedonism 3 months ago[save this] [permalink]

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