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“Poverty is the worst form of violence.”

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Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“The world's proverb is, "God help the poor, for the rich can help themselves;" but to our mind, it is just the rich who have most need of Heaven's help. Dives in scarlet is worse off than Lazarus in rags, unless Divine love shall uphold him.”

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Book:The Quotable Spurgeon

Source: The Quotable Spurgeon

“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.”

“I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools; I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.”

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Author:Nelson Mandela

“I am a sensitive person, so it is actually saddening to learn that these poverty-stricken families are most of the time mistreated or looked down upon. Help the poor, like how you would want to be helped if you were in their position.”

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Author:Hillary Clinton

“The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty.”

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Author:Benjamin Franklin

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”

“Our efforts to help the poor does not mean we're going to eradicate poverty.”

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Author:Rick Warren

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”

“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”

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Book:Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens

Source: Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens

“When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.”

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Author:Muhammad Yunus