euergetism

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euergetism

Postby William Hupy » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:54 am

This country and its institutions would greatly benefit from this ancient Greek concept and practice. This was the expectation that the elite would distribute their wealth to the community. Do not expect me to pronounce this word.
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Re: euergetism

Postby Slava » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:20 pm

This is practiced in the US. It's called being a patron of the arts.
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