Editorial June 13, 1977 ISSUE

The Politics of Helping People

Nathan A. Talbot

Regarding what suited her sense of doing good, Mary Baker Eddy quotes the proverb of a Talmudical philosopher, "The noblest charity is to prevent a man from accepting charity; and the best alms are to show and to enable a man to dispense with alms." Miscellaneous Writings, p ix;

For centuries a certain measure of care for those in need has been considered a part of the governmental function. An age-old factor of political contention, however, has converged upon these two points: who needs care and what care should be provided.

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