When I feed the hungry, they call me a saint. When I ask why they have no food, they call me a Communist.

[Quando dou comida aos pobres chamam-me de santo. Quando pergunto por que eles são pobres chamam-me de comunista.]

Hélder Câmara (1909–1999) Brazilian Catholic Archbishop, social and political activist

(Attributed)

On serving the poor in Brazil. In Abp. John R. Quinn, letter to the New York Times (31 Mar 1991)