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title: "6 Believe Poverty Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [If we're all led to believe that poverty is just a matter of laziness or stupidity or whatever other justifications we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-torres/if-we-re-all-led-to-believe-that-poverty-is-just-a-matter-of-laziness/)

[Bob Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-torres/)

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> [I believe that poverty is often the result of inappropriate behavior - out-of-wedlock births, dropping out of school, crime and drugs -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-believe-that-poverty-is-often-the-result-of-inappropriate-behavior/)

[Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/)

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> [Maybe we are a little crazy. After all, we believe in things we don't see. The Scriptures say that faith is "being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-claiborne/maybe-we-are-a-little-crazy-after-all-we-believe-in-things-we-don-t/)

[Shane Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-claiborne/)

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> [ We believe that poverty does not belong in a civilized human society. It belongs in museums \[...\] A poverty-free world might not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-yunus/we-believe-that-poverty-does-not-belong-in-a-civilized-human-society/)

[Muhammad Yunus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-yunus/)

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> [“If we’re all led to believe that poverty is just a matter of laziness or stupidity or whatever other justifications we come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-torres/if-we-re-all-led-to-believe-that-poverty-is-just-a-matter-of-laziness-2/)

[Bob Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-torres/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/bob-torres-29260_blame_if-we-re-all-led-to-believe-that-poverty_2745911.jpg)

> [Believe in poverty and you will be poor. Believe in wealth and you will be rich. Believe in love and you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/believe-in-poverty-and-you-will-be-poor-believe-in-wealth-and-you/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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