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The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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Ingersoll, Robert Green - Lecture (1884-01-20), "Orthodoxy," Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado | WIST Quotations

The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness. Published as its own book in 1884. See Dante (1309).

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WIST Quotations Feb 3

A quotation from Oscar Wilde

Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
Essay (1891-02), “The Soul of Man Under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review, Vol. 49 (ns)

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Wilde, Oscar - Essay (1891-02), "The Soul of Man Under Socialism," Fortnightly Review, Vol. 49 (ns) | WIST Quotations

Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.

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RonSupportsYou Nov 10, 2025

In the #WarOnHunger, Donald Trump wants Americans to go hungry:
"Pres. Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states undo full SNAP benefits paid out under judicial orders in recent days":
https://apnews.com/article/snap-benefits-trump-administration-demands-undo-states-d433f20df4d461db506e0d327a58d3c1
#greed #Trump #cruelty #heartlessness #Thanksgiving #politics copy: @renewedresistance

Trump administration demands states 'undo' SNAP benefits after Supreme Court stay

President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, affecting 42 million Americans who rely on the program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's demand follows warnings from over two dozen states about potential "catastrophic operational disruptions" if they aren't reimbursed for benefits authorized before the stay. Nonprofits and Democratic attorneys general had sued to maintain the program, winning favorable rulings last week. Wisconsin, for example, loaded benefits for 700,000 residents but now faces financial strain.

AP News

RonSupportsYou Jul 20, 2025

News: "The Trump Administration is about to destroy 500 tons of emergency food." In response, Chef Jose Andres wrote: "A waste of food. A waste of lives. A waste of American resources and power. We must find a way to buy and distribute this food on behalf of the American people. I will pay for it personally. Pres. Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, what happened to your Christian faith?"
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #hunger #heartlessness #religion #values

RonSupportsYou Jun 2, 2025

Brandon Wolf: "If your Senator defends kicking millions of people off their health care with 'well, we’re all going to die someday,' you deserve a better Senator." #heartlessness #politics

WIST Quotations Has Moved!May 27, 2025

A quotation from J. M. Barrie

“Why can’t you fly now, mother?”
“Because I am grown up, dearest. When people grow up they forget the way.”
“Why do they forget the way?”
“Because they are no longer gay and innocent and heartless. It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly.”

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist [James Matthew Barrie]
Peter and Wendy, ch. 17 “When Wendy Grew Up” [Jane to Wendy] (1911)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/barrie-james/12036/

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RonSupportsYou Apr 5, 2025

Tom Malinowski: "Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent three USAID team members to assess the terrible earthquake in Burma, and then he fired them while they were there. Whether you think America should or shouldn't help people in need around the world, there is no justification for such stupidity."
#mismanagement #heartlessness #politics

RonSupportsYou Apr 5, 2025

According to reporter Lisa Desjardins, while an American #disaster assessment team was in Myanmar to help after an earthquake there, Musk and his DOGE goons* fired them.

*My word, not hers.
#politics #disasterrelief #heartlessness.

Rasta Nov 6, 2024

The people have spoken. #USA
This is how how the world sees the majority.
#Dishonesty #Racism #Misogyny #Hate #Violence #Heartlessness #Propaganda

WIST Quotations moves again!Oct 18, 2024

A quotation from Billings, Josh:

«
Thare iz a grate deal ov charity in this world so koldly rendered that it fairly hurts, it iz like lifting a drowning man out ov the water bi the hair ov the hed, and then letting him drop on the ground.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/billings-josh/72590/

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