“A few years ago the idea that extreme poverty was harmful was on the fringes of the economic and political debate. But having made the case we are now seeing an emerging consensus among business leaders, economic leaders, political leaders and even faith leaders.” YearsMadeIdeasPoliticalLeaderPovertyCasesSeeingEconomicYears AgoExtremesDebateConsensusFringeEmergingBusiness LeadersPolitical LeadersExtreme PovertyPolitical Debates Author:Winnie Byanyima
“The poverty of the incapable, the distresses that come upon the imprudent, the starvation of the idle, and those shoulderings aside of the weak by the strong, which leave so many "in shallows and in miseries," are the decrees of a large, far-seeing benevolence.” StrongPovertySeeingWeakMiseryIdleDistressIncapableBenevolenceStarvationDecree Book:The Man versus the State: Great Essays Source: The Man versus the State: Great Essays
“You cant not be changed by the experience of seeing extreme poverty. You start to want to think about ways in which you can make the world better.” ThinkingWorldWayWantPovertySeeingChangedExtremesCantExtreme Poverty Author:Mark Takano
“My family moved to the Philippines when I was 14. While living there, I learned that my mom grew up very poor. Seeing that kind of abject poverty firsthand during my travels deeply shaped my life. Seeing those living conditions motivated me to want to tell inspiring stories of struggle and triumph.” WantKindStoriesPoorPovertyStruggleSeeingConditionsGrewMomGrew UpMy FamilyMovedMy MomTriumphMotivatedPhilippinesLiving ConditionsInspiring Stories Author:Manny Pacquiao
“We`re not going to let the United States continue to have one of the highest rates of childhood poverty in the industrialized world in - at a time when we`re seeing a proliferation of millionaires and billionaires.” WorldStatesUnitedPovertyUnited StatesSeeingChildhoodHighestRateMillionaireBillionaireProliferation Author:Bernie Sanders
“If you go out into the real world, you cannot miss seeing that the poor are poor not because they are untrained or illiterate but because they cannot retain the returns of their labor. They have no control over capital, and it is the ability to control capital that gives people the power to rise out of poverty.” PeopleIfsWorldGivingRealAbilityPoorPovertySeeingMissingReturnLaborReal WorldIlliterate Author:Muhammad Yunus