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We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. “Good Samaritan” is a label often used to describe someone acting selflessly to benefit others, even if a total stranger. Some may recognize that the phrase has its origin in a biblical story, one of Jesus’ parables recounted…