Universal education, healthcare, employment, love, companionship and beauty is a basic human right. When the privileged have access to these things and the poor do not, it diminishes us all.
The exchange of thoughts and ideas spurs evolution. Philanthropy can help ideas come to fruition. Wine is one of those indulgences that, when shared in moderation with family and friends, enhances holidays. Books are the most extraordinary vehicle by which knowledge spreads.