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“Poverty is the ultimate freedom. You can't rob someone who has no possessions. You can't insult a person without pride.”

Book:A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith

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A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith

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Timothy Egan

Timothy Egan is an American author known for his profound insights into the history of the American West and his sharp observations of contemporary social issues. His works often focus on the natural environment and human activities in the American West, and how these factors have shaped American culture and identity. more

“Break free of the deception that exists in many cultures – the lie that speaks of power as inherently evil. Consider instead that weakness, poverty, and passivity, are often more dangerous than power. Weakness, poverty, and passivity often lead to paths that do not serve you individually – paths that do not serve us collectively, and paths that do not serve us spiritually.”

Poor Class Poverty Power Rich Capitalism Socialism Power Corrupts Socioeconomic

Book:The 7 Laws of Quantum Power

Source: The 7 Laws of Quantum Power

“It is interesting how the advocates of social inequality think that the wealthy respond to quite different incentives from the poor. If the rich are to be persuaded to work, they require the stimulus of still greater wealth: hence the paramount importance of reducing taxes on high incomes. When dealing with the poor, in contrast, it is held that there is nothing like the prospect of still greater poverty as a work incentive: hence the paramount importance of strictly limiting the benefits to which they are entitled.”

Poverty Inequality Incentives Class Struggle

Book:Towards a New Socialism

Source: Towards a New Socialism

“The disease moves within human suffering”

Poverty Human Suffering Epidemic Ebola

Book:Belly Woman

Source: Belly Woman