"We talk of globalization, and how much money……" — Kailash Satyarthi
"We talk of globalization, and how much money is needed for the education of children in the world, their liberation and rehabilitation just $9 billion which is four days of military expense. Just four days. Nine billion dollars is nothing. But what Americans spent on ice cream just 20 percent of this. One fifth of what you spend on ice creams could bring the children out of the clutches of their masters and put them to school."
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Kailash Satyarthi
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33 Quotes by Kailash Satyarthi
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I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.
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There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.
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Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems.
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India has hundreds of problems and millions of solutions.
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My philosophy is that I am a friend of the children. I don't think anyone should see them as pitiable…
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We adults, our policies, our ways of governance, are responsible for poverty, not the children.
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I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global spending on armies is…
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During the past few years North East India has emerged as one of the biggest destinations for child trafficking.
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Equity is compromised due to the privatisation of education. Education has become a commodity. Those who can afford to buy…
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A lot of work still remains but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.
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If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then…
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I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass... to stand…
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