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Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to… — Carl Lewis
There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the poor. — Gerrit Smith
I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor. — Dorothy Height
Only the rich can get justice, only the poor cannot escape it. — Henry Demarest Lloyd
You reason like the king, who, being sent across the frontier, called out, 'What will become of my poor subjects without me?' — Peter Kropotkin
In order that the revolution should be something more than a word, in order that the reaction should not lead us back tomorrow to the… — Peter Kropotkin
I stand ready to negotiate, but I want no part of laws: I acknowledge none; I protest against every order with which some authority may… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The proletarians, driven to despair, will seize the torch which Stephens has preached to them; the vengeance of the people will come down with a… — Friedrich Engels
It is apparent at first glance that in The Double there is more creative talent and depth of thought than in Poor Folk. But meanwhile… — Vissarion Belinsky
When I talked to my medical friends about the strange silence on this subject in American medical magazines and textbooks, I gained the impression that… — Alice Hamilton
Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out… — Clement Attlee
The poor ignorant fellah [Arabic for peasant] does not worry about politics, but when he is told repeatedly by people in whom he has confidence… — Chaim Weizmann
We must expropriate gently the private property on the state assigned to us. We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by… — Theodor Herzl
The test for aid to poor nations is therefore whether it makes them capable of being productive. If it fails to do so, it is… — Dean Acheson
The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences of past poor choices is that the Lord sees weaknesses differently than… — Richard G. Scott
If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in… — Jeffrey R. Holland
There are many out there who plead and pray for help. There are those who are discouraged, those who are beset by poor health and… — Thomas S. Monson
It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes.… — Walter Lord
Our modern lifestyle is not a political creation. Before 1700, everybody was poor as hell. Life was short and brutish. It wasn't because we didn't… — Bill Gates

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