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title: "4 Poverty Gesture Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/overcoming-poverty-is-not-a-gesture-of-charity-it-is-an-act-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/like-slavery-and-apartheid-poverty-is-not-natural-it-is-man-made-and/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/overcoming-poverty-is-not-a-gesture-of-charity-it-is-an-act-of-justice/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/overcoming-poverty-is-not-a-gesture-of-charity-it-is-an-act-of-2/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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