American philanthropic custom owes much to leadership by business and professional people.

American philanthropic custom owes much to leadership by business and professional people.

We cannot preserve philanthropic and charitable values if we detach them completely from our fundamental personal beliefs and convictions.

Philanthropy requires thought, action, and passion.

The philanthropic tradition is older than democracy, older than Christianity, and older than higher education. It gives form and purpose to personal and social life that cannot be provided by the self-interest of economic enterprise or required by the mandate of political institutions.

We should never lose sight of the very close link between individual giving and the formation of philanthropic traditions.

Do we live for or do we live off philanthropy?