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No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Hear me, people: We have now to deal with another race- small and feeble when our fathers first met them, but now great and overbearing.… — Sitting Bull
Now it is worth noticing two things about the private substitutes that I have described. The first is that in the aggregate they are probably… — Unknown Author
The liberals who demanded equality of taxation on behalf of the poor, for instance, did not imagine that they would obtain progressive taxation to the… — Vilfredo Pareto
The rich buy assets. The poor only have expenses. The middle class buys liabilities they think are assets. The poor and the middle class work… — Robert Kiyosaki
Funding from rich countries to help the poor and vulnerable adapt to climate change is not even one percent of what is needed. This glaring… — Barbara Stocking
Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey. — Simon Sinek
It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation… — Cesar Chavez
The same individuals who are doing primary research in the role of humans on the climate system are then permitted to lead the [IPCC] assessment!… — Unknown Author
The impact of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries. It will therefore exacerbate inequalities in health… — Rajendra K. Pachauri
The human population can no longer be allowed to grow in the same old uncontrollable way. If we do not take charge of our population… — David Attenborough
We have to think about affirmative action and craft it in such a way where some of our children who are advantaged aren't getting more… — Barack Obama
The best state for human nature is that in which, while no one is poor, no one desires to be richer, nor has any reason… — John Stuart Mill
We are developing in the United States a huge underclass of unwanted people, many of them the descendants of the exploitation of the South American… — Benedict Groeschel
No solution [to the problem of poverty] is so effective as providing income to the poor. Whether in the form of food, housing, health services,… — John Kenneth Galbraith
The genius of capitalism consists precisely in its lack of morality. Unless he is rich enough to hire his own choir, a capitalist is a… — Lewis H. Lapham
Almost without being aware of it, we end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people's pain,… — Pope Francis
Money must serve, not rule! The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but he is obliged in the name of Christ to remind all… — Pope Francis
You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both. — William Shakespeare
Did you think you could have the good without the evil? Did you think you could have the joy without the sorrow? . . .… — Ray Stannard Baker
Comparatively, we are so much quicker to return favors and to pay our debts to mortals - and we should be responsive and grateful. But… — Neal A. Maxwell
The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to… — Anthony of Padua
It would be more in keeping with the intention of the noblest man in this world if our two Christian churches, instead of annoying Negroes… — Adolf Hitler
Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ, will live like the grains of wheat that dies. It only apparently… — Oscar Romero
We must not seek the child Jesus in the pretty figures of our Christmas cribs. We must seek him among the undernourished children who have… — Oscar Romero

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