Full Idea
The liberal man will need money to perform liberal acts.
Gist of Idea
The virtue of generosity requires money
Source
Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1178a28)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Ethics (Nicomachean)', ed/tr. ThomsonJ A K/TredennickH [Penguin 1976], p.332
A Reaction
The sort of thing Margaret Thatcher used to say, with a passive aggressive tone. The virtue also needs someone to be short of money. The paradox of virtue - that bad situations are needed, to give them opportunities.