“You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.”
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic
David Lloyd George
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“One of the main objectives of the #BlackPantherParty was feeding the hungry; which did not sit well with the #UnitedStatesGovernment .”
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Variant translations:
When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why are they poor, they call me a Communist.
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