Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due.

Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it.

Going without a thing enhances the desire to get it.

Prayer is futility when compared to belief.

Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't.

Social welfare is the most corrosive behavioral force ever unleashed by man.

Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement.