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  • The False Dichotomy of the King’s Alms-House: A Christian-Stoic Parable

    In a certain prosperous land, a king was moved by sympathy for the poor. Knowing that not all of his subjects were charitable of their own accord, he decided to centralize and mandate kindness. He built a great Alms-House to be filled with gold. “My kingdom will provide for its neediest!” The well-meaning king declared.…

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