Tolstoy on the good works of the rich [View All]

[yurbud]

I have often thought that if the rich (or anyone) did their business ethically, looked after the welfare of their employees, didn't pollute the environment, etc., it would have a greater positive impact on society than all their showy acts of charity. Tolstoy takes that idea a bit further.

I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by any means possible, except getting off his back.

Leo Tolstoy, Writings on Civil Disobedience and Nonviolence