“The tragedy of civil wars in countries like Angola and Mozambique is that they left many civilians maimed. Poverty is the reason HIV/AIDS spread so rapidly in the African townships and slums. Poverty is the real killer.” WarRealCountryReasonLeftPovertyTragedySpreadAidsCivil WarKillersCiviliansHivSlumsHiv AidsMozambiqueAngola Author:Miriam Makeba
“Terrorism is fueled by hate. The tragedy is that there are countless young children who are being taught to hate. Terrorism is usually fueled also by poverty.” ChildrenYoungHatePovertyTaughtTragedyTerrorismYoung Children Author:Jane Goodall
“What do you think this very difficult situation will push? Especially in the hearts of those who are facing the starvation, facing the unemployment, facing this siege, facing the tragedy of their families - the poverty of their families. Some of them, they didn't find food to eat. What do you expect from them? In spite of death, our people are still patient. But patience has limits.” PeopleThinkingHeartStillsDifficultSituationPovertyLimitsTragedyPatientSpiteUnemploymentStarvationSiegeDifficult Situations Author:Yasser Arafat
“Herein lies the tragedy of the age: Not that men are poor, - all men know something of poverty. Not that men are wicked, - who is good? Not that men are ignorant, - what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.” KnowsMenLittlesAgeLyingCultureBlackPoorPovertyKnowledgeDiversityTragedySocial JusticeIgnorantWickedBlack History Author:W. E. B. Du Bois
“I had come to see that the great tragedy in the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor...I truly believe that when the rich meet the poor, riches will have no meaning. And when the rich meet the poor, we will see poverty come to an end.” KnowsBelieveEndsCareChristianChurchPoorPovertyRichTragedyRichesGreat Tragedy Author:Shane Claiborne