These two essays, by Charles Graham Sumner and Walter Rauschenbusch,from 1839 and 1912 respectively, take very different views on an issue still very much in the news today: how much should the government be involved in shaping the economic system and helping those who are struggling? Both claiming a moral high ground and finding the source of their inspiration in holy scripture, Sumner and Rauschenbusch reach very different conclusions about charity and government's function. If a solution to this problem still remains elusive, perhaps examining some of the early arguments on both sides will prove instructive.
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