| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 39518 |
| QUOTATION: | As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), British philosopher, economist. The Subjection of Women, ch. 4 (1869). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Mill Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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