What the poor need is not charity, but capital, not caseworkers but coworkers.
Interpretation
The poor require opportunities and collaboration instead of mere charity.
Clarence Jordan's quote emphasizes the importance of providing the poor with capital and collaborative work opportunities, rather than just charity. It suggests that sustainable change happens through empowering individuals to work alongside others as equals, rather than being dependent on aid or assistance from above.
In practice
In a speech about community development, one might say, 'What the poor need is not charity, but capital, not caseworkers but coworkers.'
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