Root of All Evil? A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel Quotes

“When foreign aid is given by one country to another, it is received not by the people, but by the government: it does not go to individuals or firms in the private sector, but to the central government. This necessarily in​creases the weight of the government in the economy, which in turn must increase the concentration of power, even if the recipient government does not in​tend this result.”
― Ray Keating, Root of All Evil? A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel

“foreign aid failed to spur economic development and growth, but instead tended to perpetuate poverty and create dependency on such government-to-government aid. One of the problems was that aid expanded the size of government, and its control over the economy. He defined such aid as ‘a transfer of resources from the taxpayer of a donor country to the government of a recipient country.”
― Ray Keating, Root of All Evil? A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel

“A pauper is one who relies on un​earned public assistance, and “pau​perization” accordingly denotes the promotion and acceptance of the idea that unearned doles are a main ingredient in the livelihood of nations.”
― Ray Keating, Root of All Evil? A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel