Samaritan

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The Samaritan Clinic is a small, free clinic serving people without health insurance in Albany, Georgia.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

He was, by all accounts, acting as a Good Samaritan, trying to break up the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

One of its recommendations was the government should encourage more people to take action when they see bad behaviour and consider introducing a so-called Good Samaritan law.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The second was also stamped out fast, this time by a good Samaritan, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

Some years ago two Princeton University psychologists, John Darley and Daniel Batson, decided to conduct a study inspired by the biblical story of the Good Samaritan.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell