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Chapter 88: Part II.—Charity among the Greeks. “In Crete and Sparta the citizens

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Chapter 88 Part II.—Charity among the Greeks. “In Crete and Sparta the citizens
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Chapter 88: Part II.—Charity among the Greeks. “In Crete and Sparta the citizens

were wholly supported out of the public resources.” In Athens, charity by: legal enactment for release of debts; assisted emigration; gifts of grain; poor relief for infirm and for orphans of soldiers; pay for public service; private charity; loan societies.

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