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The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North

The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts. – Ivan Illich

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Effective health care depends on self-care this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery. – Ivan Illich

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Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isnt organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals. – Ivan Illich

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