Bankrupt and repudiation are the spring-broads from which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets,but the savage stands on the unelastic plank of famine.
“One of the more successful ways food assistance programs can tackle chronic hunger and poverty is by looking beyond food, ” wrote Dina Esposito, Director of USAID's Office of Food for Peace in a recent blog post.
But if the hunger pains have yet to strike, you can simply watch the local fisherman at work in the nearby port or stop for a moment to enjoy the picturesque views over the harbour.
He agrees that it's theft. He's more demanding than Joe. Joe says it is theft, maybe in an extreme case it's justified, maybe a parent is justified in stealing a loaf of bread to feed his or her hungry family.