Editing Humanitarianism (section)

==A universal doctrine==
[[File:Pri barbareco, Zamenhof.jpg|thumb|Any insult or oppression of a man because he belongs to another race, another language or another social class than me, I regard as barbaric. [[L. L. Zamenhof]] on ''[[Homaranismo]]''.]]
Scholars have generally observed that humanitarianism has increased in scope over time, as individuals and groups have expanded their definition of human life to groups beyond their immediate environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Parmelee |first=Maurice |date=1915 |title=The Rise of Modern Humanitarianism |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2763875 |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=345–359 |doi=10.1086/212504 |jstor=2763875 |issn=0002-9602|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="Barnett2011" /><ref name="Finnemore2003" /> Humanitarian governance has become increasingly complex and institutionalized over time.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Barnett |first=Michael N. |date=2013 |title=Humanitarian Governance |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-polisci-012512-083711 |journal=Annual Review of Political Science |language=en |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=379–398 |doi=10.1146/annurev-polisci-012512-083711 |issn=1094-2939|url-access=subscription }}</ref>    

[[Jean Pictet]], in his commentary on The Fundamental Principles of the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]], argues for the universal characteristics of humanitarianism:    
:The wellspring of the principle of humanity is in the essence of social morality which can be summed up in a single sentence, '''Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them'''. This fundamental precept can be found, in almost identical form, in all the great religions, [[Brahminism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Christianity]], [[Confucianism]], [[Islam]], [[Judaism]] and [[Taoism]]. It is also the [[Golden Rule|golden rule]] of the positivists, who do not commit themselves to any religion but only to the data of experience, in the name of reason alone. It is indeed not at all necessary to resort to affective or transcendental concepts to recognize the advantage for men to work together to improve their lot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icrc.org/en/article/fundamental-principles-red-cross-commentary|title=International Committee of the Red Cross|date=3 October 2013|access-date=8 June 2017|archive-date=10 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310202532/http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/EA08067453343B76C1256D2600383BC4?OpenDocument&Style=Custo_Final.3&View=defaultBody3#a5|url-status=live}}</ref>