Charity is one of those remarkable words that helps to identify the fault lines of a culture.

Money is like manure. It does no good unless you spread it around.

I write that crime is an unlawful act of violence that can be committed by anyone, and that punishment is the consequence designed for criminals who don’t have the economic means to cover it up....

I could go into their reality any time I chose to, but they could never come into mine. This is what I called ‘helping’ them.