Did Robinhood take from the rich and give to the poor?
Robin Hood was a philanthropist who robbed the rich to give to the poor. It was the Scottish historian John Major who in 1521 wrote that “[Robin] permitted no harm to women, nor seized the goods of the poor, but helped them generously with what he took from abbots”.
What does rob from the rich and give to the poor mean?
(noun) a person who takes or steals money from rich people and gives it to poor people. “He was seen as an educational Robin Hood with his proposal to take federal money out of the hands of schools and place it in the hands of students.”
Who did Robin Hood take from to give to the poor?
The Robin Hood effect gets its name from the English folkloric outlaw Robin Hood, who, according to legend, stole from the rich to give to the poor.
Do you think Robin was right to rob the rich and give to the poor?
Robin Hood’s justification for taking from the rich and giving to the poor is not that poverty is bad, but that they became poor by the workings of an exploitative system. Conversely, the Robin Hood principle may justify redistribution even if the relatively poor are absolutely well off.
Did Robin Hood rob the rich?
In the original stories, Robin and his men even killed people travelling through the forest. And we are sorry to break your heart, but he did not steal from the rich and give to the poor either. He definitely stole, but most of it went into his own pocket!
What does the Bible say about taking from the rich and giving to the poor?
Luke 12:33-34 (NIV) “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
What is the moral of Robin Hood?
LESSON #1: LIVE A BRAVE AND HONEST LIFE AND YOU WILL EARN RESPECT– Robin Longstride has a scene in the movie where he shows the moxie and bravery of telling King Richard the Lionheart, to his face, that his people will not respect him for his Crusades, no matter what success they supposedly brought.