Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 15, 1993
Transcript:
Alice: Any change, sir? A quarter? No? A dime? Man: Alice! Alice: Hey, Ducks! Finally - one of my regulars! Man: Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about, Alice. I keep reading that most of you folks have addictions! Since I don't want to support drug addicts - and I'm not qualified to recognize the exceptions - I've decided to stop giving to street people altogether. What do you think? Alice: Um...well... Man: Oh, hey, gotta go! Let's touch base in the spring, okay?
ah, yes, the old adage: it is better for 10 starve to death than for one have his addiction fed. we are not judged by what others do with our generosity. we are judged by our generosity.