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And I do not intend to lead a state where we simply tolerate poverty in our communities.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security.
Where penury is felt the thought is chain'd, And sweet colloquial pleasures are but few.
I want to show the world that there is more to Africa than poverty, hunger, and disease.
If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty.
There are many programs specifically aimed at helping people in poverty start a business.
Poverty is a soft pedal upon the branches of human activity, not excepting the spiritual.
The fast-food industry is notorious for employing millions of Americans at poverty wages.
Before Social Security existed, about half of America's senior citizens lived in poverty.
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.
Never be diplomatic and careful about the treasure God gives. This is poverty triumphant.
As writers, we don't just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience.
Poverty? Wealth? Seek neither -- / One causes swollen heads, / The other, swollen bellies.
We should raise the minimum wage so that no one who works full time has to live in poverty
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.
There are worse things than poverty, though I can't for the moment remember what they are.
It is conflict overall that mires people in poverty. That is the first law of development.
I have lived poverty. I didn't choose it. No one would choose humiliation, pain, and rage.
India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.
I came from a very poor family and my main dream in life was to break out of this poverty.
Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.
If freedom is to be saved and enlarged, poverty must be ended. There is no other solution.
One of the things that struck me when I came to the U.S. was discovering American poverty.
When work is not underpinned by social protection, people risk falling into poverty traps.
Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.
First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are men.
The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.
Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.
Hard-core structural poverty has a counterpart at the apex: hard-core structural affluence.
Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism.
As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.
With one hand he put A penny in the urn of poverty, And with the other took a shilling out.
You never know how you'll turn out till you've been down to half a dollar and no prospects.
Connectivity is productivity - whether it's in a modern office or an underdeveloped village.
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.
Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.
Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor
The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.
If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty
Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.
I'd like to change the world. Eradicate poverty, racism, and sexism... all the usual things.
I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.
I see an America where poverty is defeated by opportunity, not enabled by a government check.
Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.
Poverty is so significant that we can't expect to overcome the impacts of poverty in schools.
Those who minister to poverty and disease are accomplices in the two worst of all the crimes.
One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.