"The principle of liberty and equality, if coupled with mere selfishness, will make men only devils, each trying to be independent that he may fight only for his own interest. And here is the need of religion and its power, to bring in the principle of benevolence and love to men." - John Randolph

(Chile was hit by a massive earthquake on the 27th February 2010.)

"In charity there is no excess." - Sir Francis Bacon

(Haiti was devastated by an earthquake on the 12th January 2010)

"I have given two cousins to war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother." - Artemus Ward

"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost." - Gustave Flaubert

"Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance." - William Shakespeare

"One of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity." - Andrew Carnegie

"Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment." - R. Buckminster Fuller