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“Some people’s meals have way less nutrients than some people’s faeces.”

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“Providing free streets for vehicles and charging for public transit is taxing the necessities of the poor for the autogenocidal luxuries of the wealthy.”

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Book:The Creation of Me, Them and Us

Source: The Creation of Me, Them and Us

“A non handicapped person who pretends to be one just to rely on begging, has ignorantly allowed poverty to monopolise his destiny.”

Poverty Destiny Ignorance Begging Pretend Handicap Monopolise

Author:Elijah Onyemmeri

“You need to be blessed with things such as sanity to realize that you have been cursed with things such as poverty and disability.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Our senses were assaulted with colours, smells and noise. We saw a million saris, and never once did I see the same pattern repeated twice. We saw poverty that both humbled and disturbed us. We bartered with street traders for Indian prices, not tourist prices. We stopped by the side of the road and watched an old man crushing sugar canes so that we could drink the juice. It was the most delectable and flavourful drink we have ever tasted. We walked barefoot around the Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu house of worship in the world, and were absolutely awed. The whole temple echoes with spirituality and we could have spent an entire day there. I saw a village of dirty black bricks, no rendering, just filth and grime, and right in the middle an exquisite and elegant white temple, freshly painted and unblemished. We drove from Jaipur to Delhi. The previous day the road had been closed due to the Jat caste protests. Thirty people died, ten women reported being raped and buildings and cars were set on fire”

Poverty India Temples Hindu Delhi Sari Jaipur

Book:Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe

Source: Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe

“In marked contrast to the wars we can always afford you will frequently hear the same people talk about not having the money for any number of things that affect the lives of poor people, such as adequate fire safety, decent pay for nurses and teachers and winter fuel for the elderly: this is classism. The state makes choices about the interests in which collective resources will be spent. Poor people have no real voice in British politics, but we do have an unelected second chamber of ‘lords’ influencing policy. None of this is conducive to having a truly democratic society and we may not be able to substantially change it, but it is important that we at least understand what’s going on. Class affects everything - culture, confidence and worldview - and the class system is so entrenched in Britain that even a person’s accent carries with it implications about their social background.”

Politics Class Poverty British Politics

Book:Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

Source: Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

“They always shared equally, even if all they had was a handful of nuts or a piece of fruit. Today she had brought back fried fish and stewed onions with bread and other things that you would not put together if you had the luxury of considering the pleasure of the mouth.”

Family Poverty Caring Sharing

Book:Little Family

Source: Little Family

“We don’t need cryptocurrency, or even basic income, as much as we need institutions of sharing and free services like transit, medical care, education, food and housing.”

Justice Poverty Economy Economics Sharing

Book:The Creation of Me, Them and Us

Source: The Creation of Me, Them and Us

“Walking back home that afternoon, I felt more aware of the poverty and opulence on every sidewalk—we brushed past a raven-haired lady with a thousand-dollar handbag and a skinny child with toeless shoes begging for change.”

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Book:Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

Source: Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“Throw the bums out" and "Drain the swamp" are popular political slogans. But it's not enough to move people around in a bureaucracy if you don't change the underlying values and let those values reshape tactics and procedures.”

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Book:Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City

Source: Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City

“Our country has a long history, and for much of it the intentional policy of the United States was to create hierarchies of people based on their class, race, and gender.”

Justice Poverty Social Justice Police Brutality Non Fiction Racism In America Imprisonment Baltimore Youth Affected By Poverty

Book:Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City

Source: Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City