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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Philanthropy.
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Examples
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That shallow philanthropism which is too tender to punish a traitor or hang a foul murderer, is a detestable infidelity to truth.
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The most prominent secondary effect will be the effect of philanthropism as industrialists compete to prove the nurture over nature debate.
Two-Handed on Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But to a manager of charity volunteers, people will seem amazing, full of philanthropism, and life will be overwhelmingly good.
Stop Loving Everything « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Owen's studies were leading him from mere philanthropism to Socialism.
Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles John Spargo 1921
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At present the adherents of a humanitarian philanthropism are loud in proclaiming the woes of the world, as if they had been the first to discover them, and propounding schemes for their amelioration; but their methods have all been anticipated by the humble followers of
The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 James Stalker 1887
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That their gospel of speculative philanthropism is carrying just now the vote of the world, more and more largely, is quite probable.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871
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For the doctrines of Protestantism we should substitute a pure, simple Deism; we should substitute philanthropism for morality.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology 1868
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Instead they should try to encourage philanthropism (organisations/individuals) in the education sector by providing attractive tax benefits/discounts (something similar on u/s 35 on steroids).
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malcolm x submits to allah, irma lindheim embraces zionism, mary baker eddy receives spiritual insight, andrew carnegie feels the call of philanthropism, and orfeo angelucci who? speaks with aliens–all in this marvelous yellow-bound book.
king. | Mind on Fire 2001
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However this may be, it is quite evident that the tough questions of our modern philanthropism have either not arrived, or are quite gone by, and that notwithstanding his wonderfully intense love for mankind, his feeling still goes with the punitive order of God’s retributions, adding even heavier emphasis from his own personal indignations.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871
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