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“Most people acquire most of their knowledge outside school, and in school only insofar as school, in a few rich countries, has become their place of confinement during an increasing part of their lives.”

People Country School Rich Acquire Confinement Rich Countries

Author:Ivan Illich

“To make a concrete response to the appeal of our brothers and sisters in humanity, we must come to grips with the first of these challenges: solidarity among generations, solidarity between countries and entire continents, so that all human beings may share more equitably in the riches of our planet. This is one of the essential services that people of good will must render to humanity. The earth, in fact, can produce enough to nourish all its inhabitants, on the condition that the rich countries do not keep for themselves what belongs to all.”

“A cynic had defined aid as simply the system by which poor white people in rich countries gave money to rich black people in poor countries to put into Swiss bank accounts.”

People Country Black White Poor Rich Accounts Aids Defined Black People Cynic Bank Accounts Swiss Poor Countries Rich Countries

Book:Wilbur Smith's Smashing Thrillers: Hungry as the Sea, Elephant Song and Wild Justice

Source: Wilbur Smith's Smashing Thrillers: Hungry as the Sea, Elephant Song and Wild Justice

“Decades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.”

Has Beens Made Country Poor Rich Dues Oil Decades Reserves Saddam Could Have Been Rich Countries

Author:Chris Kyle

“It is more difficult to fight poverty in a rich country than in a poor one.”

Country Fighting Difficult Poor Poverty Rich Rich Countries

Author:Mother Teresa

“...we must also acknowledge that the majority of the men and women of our time continue to live daily in situations of insecurity, with dire consequences. Certain pathologies are increasing, with their psychological consequences; fear and desperation grip the hearts of many people, even in the so-called rich countries; the joy of life is diminishing; indecency and violence are on the rise; poverty is becoming more and more evident. People have to struggle to live and, frequently, to live in an undignified way.”

“Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.”

Should Heart Country Body Rich Should Have Notes Tales Dependent Endurance Companion Rough Exploration Englishmen Explorers Antarctica Rich Countries

Author:Robert Falcon Scott

“Subsidy Quotes:Nigeria is not an oil rich country. We are an oil producing country.”

Country Rich Oil Nigeria Subsidies Rich Countries

Author:Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

“Contrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries.”

Thinking Country Might Economy Rich China Contrary Efficient Rich Countries

Author:James Fallows

“Everyone in the Chinese economic world knows that the country is not going to move out of cheap-workhouse status, toward the realm of 'real' rich-country corporate power and prosperity, unless (among other changes) it begins removing these price distortions.”

Knows World Real Country Moving Rich Economic Prosperity Chinese Corporate Realms Distortion Rich Countries Workhouses

Author:James Fallows