HELP THE HELPLESS
Referring to the great and growing army of those who are unable or unwilling to stand on their own feet, but depend upon others for their support, a London surgeon, writing in the “Lancet,” says: “Chivalry, the ininstinct to help the helpless, is one of man’s noblest attributes, but chivalry called upon repeatedly and to excess is dulled, and demanded as a right and used unthanked is turned to resentment. We admire the strong man fighting against adversity and holding out a hand to his brother who is fainting in the struggle; but we can only pity him who is condemned to battle for his family and dependants, his shoulders bowed and his movements hampered by a cluster of complacent parasites.”
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 53, Issue 3831, 9 November 1936, Page 7
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