Solidarity and Charity – Quote by Eduardo Galeano

„Unlike solidarity, which is horizontal and takes place between equals, charity is top-down, humiliating those who receive it and never challenging the implicit power relations.“

Eduardo GaleanoEduardo Galeano on the difference between solidarity and charity, and the social power relations connected to them.
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Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan writer and journalist known for his socially critical works.

Eduardo Galeano contrasts solidarity and charity while examining the social power relations behind them.


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Eduardo Galeano quote about the difference between solidarity and charity

Eduardo Galeano (1940–2015) was a prominent Uruguayan writer and journalist. He gained fame for his innovative and critical literature dealing with political and social issues of Latin America, including his famous work 'Open Veins of Latin America'.

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"I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people." Eduardo Galeano
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"Collectivists would have you believe that individualism is merely another word for selfishness, because individualists oppose welfare and other forms of coercive redistribution of wealth, but just the opposite is true. Individualists advocate true charity, which is the voluntary giving of their own money, while collectivists advocate the coercive giving of other people's money; which, of course, is why it is so popular." G. Edward Griffin
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