Unit B Week 4
"Do kindness without personal loss, even for a stranger.
Gifts should not be prejudicial to the recipient or others, second,
the gift should not exceed the donor's means or impoverish his family;
and third, it should be in keeping with the merits of the recipient,
taking into consideration character, relationship, and attitude
to services to the donor."
Cicero
(106-44 B.C.), On Moral Obligations
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Objectives
- Identify the origins of charitable and voluntary activities in the
Greek and Roman Republics and the Roman Empire.
- Gain awareness of the social and political environment of the ancient
world in which philanthropic activity flourished in political, social
and cultural realms.
- Understand how giving can be used to meet political ends.
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