jan 1, 1526 - Vives published his influential treatise "De Subventione Pauperum"
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- expresses his disgust at the poor and the mode of charity- but his aim was ultimately to modify charity and control the poor
- he singled out the cure of madness as the firm area of reform
“The cure of reason, man’s most precious possession, is of first importance”
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jan 1, 1526
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~ 500 years ago