Social Welfare Work
Many of us are accustomed to appealing for the cause of humanity, says President Roosevelt. Let us remember that humanity is not society; humanity is just plain folks. Some of our so-called leaders have made the mistake of looking upon men and women as economic and social units. Logically, therefore, they speak of men and women as individuals, just as they would of other things—of animals or plants or atoms. In matters of social welfare we should keep sight of the fact that we are not dealing with “units,” “individuals” or with “economic men.” We are dealing with persons. Human personality is something sacred. It enjoys the light of reason and liberty. It grows by rising above material things and wedding Itself to spiritual ideals.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 256, 25 July 1936, Page 18
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128Social Welfare Work Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 256, 25 July 1936, Page 18
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