Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It…

“The failure of the roman system to furnish decent minimal standards for the mass of people was a fundamental cause of instability, both political…

— H.J. Haskell

It's true that tribal rivalries have something to do with political instability. It's also true that those rivalries were exaggerated by colonialism. Colonialism essentially…

— Malidoma Patrice Some

Look at a map of the world: the countries which do not trade much, or which trade only in oil and gas, tend to…

— Arancha Gonzalez

Investors avoid investing in a region where some elements cause political instability by their so-called movements.

— Nawaz Sharif

Abject poverty, political instability, torture, and other abuses push thousands across our border. There is not a deterrent imaginable that equals the conditions that…

— Greg Boyle

Extreme poverty is the best breeding ground on earth for disease, political instability, and terrorism.

— Jeffrey Sachs

We talk of regional conflicts, of economic and social crises, of political instability, of abuses of human rights, of racism, religious intolerance, inequalities between…

— Poul Hartling

We simply cannot afford any further delay in providing the IMF with the resources it requires to help contain the threat of further financial…

— Robert Rubin

As foreign minister of Norway, I learnt how natural changes provoked by climate change are creating new sources of political instability.

— Jonas Gahr Store

Now, here's a good question: should serious people focus on global political instability - terrorism, failing states, nuclear weapons - or should we focus…

— Van Jones

I think the place maybe to watch with the greatest worry right at the moment, and to try to help the most, may be…

— Donald Trump

“Both feared that the mechanization of stocking production would be politically destabilizing. It would throw people out of work, create unemployment and political instability,…

— Daron Acemoğlu

It is most attractive about the US to people and countries with wealth is that it can provide security, insurance really, against political instability.…

— Milton Friedman

“There are only a handful of countries that have experienced what Indonesia has endured: financial crisis, political instability, separatism, ethnic conflicts, terrorism and natural…

— SBYudhoyono

Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the public from…

— Vladimir Putin