Assumption Quote by Herman Melville

Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor

— Herman Melville

“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the…

— Joel Fuhrman

“There are human tempers, bland, glowing, and genial, within whose influence it is as good for the poor in spirit to live, as it…

— Charlotte Brontë

“The respectable, like the despised, are always at the mercy of circumstances; the influences of environment and the weight of tradition are vastly important…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Despite what you may have been taught about Indians or Africans or ancient Celts, poor people are terrible stewards of their environment. For instance,…

— Jonah Goldberg

“there is nothing arrogant about mentioning ordinary people’s material concerns: the poor have the right to do it, and to talk about a readiness…

— Slavoj Žižek

The way in which the vast mass of the poor are treated by modern society is truly scandalous. They are herded into great cities…

— Friedrich Engels

It is in the middle classes of society that all the finest feeling, and the most amiable propensities of our nature do principally nourish…

— Charles Caleb Colton

“Our mastery over the forces of nature has led to a rapid growth of population, and a vast accumulation of wealth; but these have…

— Anonymous

“The produce of the soil maintains at all times nearly that number of inhabitants which it is capable of maintaining. The rich only select…

— Adam Smith

“Too often, observers and commentators presume the poor are ‘stupid’, irrational or incapable of making rational decisions. Some enlightened experiments have shown that they…

— Guy Standing

It turns out that the rich are much better placed to feed at the public trough. The poor get crumbs.

— Steve Hanke