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“If we're all led to believe that poverty is just a matter of laziness or stupidity or whatever other justifications we can come up with, then we're not likely to be in a real position to do much about it when it comes to attacking the root cause of the problem. Instead of demanding a more equitable system for the distribution of social and economic goods, we blame the victim. This is insidious, because ideology is something we carry around with us in our heads; it forms the basis of our day-to-day understanding of the world.”

Source: Making a Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights

“Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance.”

Money Education Poverty Ignorance Roots

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965

“I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime, but perpetuates the idea of retribution, thus maintaining the endless cycle of violence in our culture. It is a cruel and useless substitute for the elimination of those conditions--poverty, unemployment, homelessness, desperation, racism, greed--which are at the root of most punished crime. The crimes of the rich and powerful go mostly unpunished.”

“What we try to do as Elders is help those who are trying to change their own societies and communities for the better. We hope that by supporting the good work that is being done, especially at the grass roots, we can help to alleviate the suffering of human beings. That is our core mission - to draw attention to the impact that conflict, injustice and poverty have on ordinary people.”

“Yet it would be unfair to the generality of our kind to ascribe to their intellectual and moral weakness the gradual divergence of Buddhism and Christianity from their primitive patterns. For it should not be forgotten that by their glorification of poverty and celibacy both these religions struck straight at the root not merely of civil society but of human existence. The blow was parried by the wisdom or the folly of the vast majority of mankind, who refused to purchase a chance of saving their souls with the certainty of extinguishing the species.”

“The Labor roots are very strong.Paul Keating, made a comment several years ago about looking at that dragging yourself out of poverty, dragging yourself out of that situation.”

Years Made Strong Situation Poverty Years Ago Labor Roots Comment Very Strong

Author:Warren Mundine

“No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity. You could afford your house without the government-if it weren't for the government. Character matters; leadership descends from character. If you commit a crime, you're guilty. Compassion is no substitute for justice. Poverty is not the root cause of crime. The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters.”

Ifs Matter Character Government House Nations Causes Justice Compassion Poverty Crime Kings Roots Prosperity Commit Guilty Los Angeles Substitutes Riot Verdict Root Cause

Author:Rush Limbaugh

“I didn't want to hear the usual answers about what's wrong because I believe these are symptoms: global warming, genocide, hunger, poverty, war, environmental crisis. If we can identify the root cause, we can change our ways.”

Ifs Way Want Believe War I Believe Causes Answers Poverty Roots Crisis Environmental Hunger Global Warming Genocide Usual Symptoms Root Cause Environmental Crisis Hunger Poverty

Author:Tom Shadyac

“The way we treat animals is the root cause of all the human suffering in the world, from poverty, starvation, disease, and war to lack of clean air and water, not to mention all the varied forms of human emotional and spiritual suffering.”

World Way Humans War Spiritual Form Suffering Causes Water Animal Poverty Air Emotional Disease Roots Treats Clean Starvation Human Suffering Root Cause Clean Air Air And Water

Author:Sharon Gannon

“The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society. This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.”

People Class Poverty Middle Roots Historical Significant Despite Inequality Middle Class Mexico Mexican

Author:Alan Bersin

“Poverty is not the root cause of crime.”

Causes Poverty Crime Roots Root Cause

Author:Rush Limbaugh

“Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go at the root causes of poverty and economic stagnation by promoting pro-growth policies that promote prosperity?”

Want Causes Growth Class Poverty Economic Policy Roots Prosperity Income Warfare Symptoms Promoting Stagnation Class Warfare Root Cause Causes Of Poverty Income Redistribution

Author:Paul Ryan