What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.

Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.

Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.

Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his acts are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.

In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be compassionate with your money, not their own. It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that 'compassion'.

A secure individual...knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?