Enriches Quote by Barack Obama
“Progress in the most impoverished parts of our world enriches us all.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Commencement Address, University of Michigan, 2009
Improving the poorest regions benefits everyone, highlighting shared humanity and mutual gain.
In simple terms: Helping the poor helps all.
Key Takeaway
Invest in global development.
Themes
poverty
global development
shared humanity
Mood
optimistic
hopeful
Type
political
inspirational
When to use this quote
- policy making
- NGO work
- community projects
Key Concepts
economics
social justice
interdependence
Questions to Reflect On
- What can you do locally?
- How does global aid affect your community?
A Different Perspective
Complex aid can create dependency.
![“[On art:] I believe that it not only enriches the spiritual life, but that it makes one more sane and sympathetic, more observant and understanding, regardless of whatever age it springs from, whatever subjects it represents.” quote by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/42d/abby-aldrich-rockefeller-81035_age_on-art-i-believe-that-it-not-only-enrich_604479.jpg)
![“That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00d/barack-obama-17_black_that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams_10185.jpg)
