There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these… — Plato Copy Share Image
“The line in the sand that Carter drew along Iran’s Zagros Mountains now stretches from Central Asia through the Middle East and… — Andrew J. Bacevich Copy Share Image
One of the most durable successes of the war on poverty was to dramatically reduce the number of elderly poor in America.… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
I believe the war on poverty is a more American idea than the war on the war on poverty. I believe that… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
The origins of these [schooling] federal policies were tied to President Johnson's war on poverty. Supplemental funds were sent to school districts… — Pedro Noguera Copy Share Image
Peace is something more than the absence of war, although some nations would be thankful for that alone today. A durable and… — Willy Brandt Copy Share Image
“Since I had the inclinatation and the training, helping people came naturally. I wasn't thinking in terms of organizing members, but just… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
Middle-class-led reform movements, from the Progressive Era to the War on Poverty, have been marred by an elitist distance from the would-be… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
part of the problem with a war on poverty today is that many Americans have decided that being poor is a character… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“The press is dying to paint me as now trying to undo the New Deal. I remind them I voted for F.D.R.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Peace is no mere matter of men fighting or not fighting. Peace, to have meaning for many who have known only suffering… — Ralph Bunche Copy Share Image
This is not about charity, it's about justice... The war against terror is bound up in the war against poverty - I… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world. — George C. Marshall Copy Share Image
“When understanding fails, there is always more force in reserve. As the "experiments in material and human resources control" collapse and "revolutionary… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“When Clay was little, newscasters boasted that the War on Poverty was being waged in those very mountains, but if the government… — Silas House Copy Share Image
Failure of government programs prompts more determined effort, while the loss of liberty is ignored or rationalized away...whether is it is the… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“It is important to note that the Great Reversal preceded the rise of the welfare state in America. Lyndon Johnson’s War on… — Steve Corbett Copy Share Image
“It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of legislative authority," the Federalist tell us. And… — Gene Healy Copy Share Image
We sacrificed as Americans for what we believed was right. Today it behooves us to make it right. We helped each other… — Samm Tittle Copy Share Image
This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The ultimate objective of subsidies should be to empower the poor, to break the cycle of poverty, and become foot-soldiers in our… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in… — Alveda King Copy Share Image
Liberals cling to the idea that critics of welfare are motivated by greed or callous disregard for the less fortunate. In fact,… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
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