aid quotes

The next time someone tells you we can trim the budget by cutting aid, I hope you will ask whether it will come at the cost of more people dying.

Well, no one gives aid to Zimbabwe through the Mugabe government.

Countries which receive aid do graduate. Within a generation, Korea went from being a big recipient to being a big aid donor. China used to get quite a bit of aid; now it’s aid-neutral.

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.

To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.

They need help, and we have helped, and we are here to help. And we are helping, and we’re going to continue to help.

The misconception that aid falls straight into the hands of dictators largely stems from the Cold War era.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education.

Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I’m going to Viet Nam’s aid!