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title: "4 Poverty Result Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [South Africa does not have a poverty problem. Poverty is a result of denialism of the way corruption taxes poor people, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamphela-ramphele/south-africa-does-not-have-a-poverty-problem-poverty-is-a-result-of/)

[Mamphela Ramphele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamphela-ramphele/)

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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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2eb/joe-klein-12661_behavior_i-believe-that-poverty-is-often-the-resu_433363.jpg)

> [“Poverty is a result of poor choices not of poor luck”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celso-cukierkorn/poverty-is-a-result-of-poor-choices-not-of-poor-luck/)

[Celso Cukierkorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celso-cukierkorn/)

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> [Poverty is a result of lack of opportunity. Lack of opportunity is about being without power, without being in a position to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winnie-byanyima/poverty-is-a-result-of-lack-of-opportunity-lack-of-opportunity-is/)

[Winnie Byanyima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winnie-byanyima/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/winnie-byanyima-4582_choices_poverty-is-a-result-of-lack-of-opportuni_3136961.png)

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