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From: neal@denelcor.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Giveaways, handouts, etc.
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Date: Sat, 9-Jun-84 18:23:36 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  9 18:23:36 1984
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>That brings to mind the story of the Vatican accountants and Pope John XXIII.
>Pope John was a great one for giving cash to anyone who got to him with
>a hard-luck story.  This alarmed the accountants greatly.  They remonstrated
>with the Pope, and he was reported to have said, "If I had a choice of
>giving to 9 scoundrels and 1 person in need, or not giving to any, I would
>choose to give to the 9 scoundrels, knowing they don't deserve it, just
>to make sure the person who needs it gets it."
>a
>
>Sounds sensible to me.
>Mary Ann Zeszutko  AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL

	I don't object when you do that with your own money (or resources)
but I don't like you doing it with mine.

			Regards,
				Neal Weidenhofer
"The law is for protection	Denelcor, Inc.
	of the people"		!denelcor!neal