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A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.

A healthier, less impoverished planet is good for all of us. From an economic standpoint, it allows people to contribute more to the marketplace and lead productive lives. U.S. foreign assistance opens new markets to U.S. goods and services and creates new trading partners and allies.

Ah, the poverty, the miserable poverty, of any love that lies outside of marriage, of any love that is not a living together, a sharing of all!

A hungry man can't see right or wrong. He just sees food.

A job should lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it.

[Albert] Camus' was born in Algeria of French nationality, and was assimilated into the French colony, although the French colonists rejected him absolutely because of his poverty.

[Albert Camus] positions are sensed. So, naturally, those intellectuals who don't have that experience have difficulty in comprehending it. But I think it made Camus more tolerant because he had already seen both sides of things when the others had only ever seen one. They imagine poverty, but they don't know what it is. In fact they've got a sort of bad conscience about the working classes.

A person born with an instinct for poverty.

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty.

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

And makes me poor indeed.

A pacifism which can see the cruelties only of occasional military warfare and is blind to the continuous cruelties of our social system is worthless.

A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

A poverty that is universal may be cheerfully borne; it is an individual poverty that is painful and humiliating.

A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.

All plenty which is not my God is poverty to me.

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

America stands as a beacon of hope and the possibility of a better life - but it is also a nation where nearly 1 in 4 children live in poverty.

And sometimes people don't realize that 90 percent of the persistent poverty counties are located in rural America.

And when you're poor, you grow up fast.

Anfering sex for money is not a profession that glorifies women; it is a profession born of desperation, poverty, alieatioin, and loneliness.

A Nuns Life: Chastity, poverty, and obedience. Wait, chastity?" BUMPER STICKER

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.

Any time you have poverty, joblessness, sub-par public schools, and a lack of opportunity, you're going to have a high rate of crime.

A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.

A rising economic tide is bad for people who live off of the poverty of others.

As General Eisenhower discovered, it is easier to end the Cold War or stamp out poverty than to master this devilish pastime.

As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.

As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.

As a remedy against all ills - poverty, sickness, and melancholy - only one thing is absolutely necessary: a liking for work

As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg

As Jews, their families left Russia to escape the poverty and the antisemitism.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Better to live hundred years as a millionaire, than one week in poverty!

a society in which there is widespread economic insecurity can turn freedom into a barren and vapid right for millions of people.

A whole generation of Americans will retire in poverty instead of prosperity, because they simply are not preparing for retirement now.

Ay! idleness! the rich folks never fail To find some reason why the poor deserve Their miseries.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Being born into poverty does not mean you are condemned to spend the rest of your life in poverty.

Better poverty without care, than riches with.

Bhagavad Gita is very relevant to modern times when you see things like global warming, climate chaos, changing weather patterns, natural disasters like hurricane Katrina, extreme poverty, economic disparities, social injustice, war, and terrorism - these are the projection of a collective consciousness that's in disarray.

Bobby Kennedy is so concerned with poverty because he didn't have any as a kid.

Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.

Both poverty and wealth are excellent things, because they are extremes, but the middle ground is damaging to the soul.

A time of famine and poverty will come and the people as a whole as well as every individual in it will suffer.

A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth.

At the current $5.15 an hour, the federal minimum wage has become a poverty wage. A full-time worker with one child lives below the official poverty line.

A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.