Argument Quote by Samuel Johnson

Poverty is the root of all evil.

— Sheikh Hasina

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.

— Robert Kennedy

I believe as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.

— Robert Kennedy

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means…

— James Payn

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in…

— Anonymous

Poverty is only contemptible when it is felt to be so. Doubtless the best way to make our poverty respectable is to seem never…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

Poverty is a horrible, bedeviling force that invades and infects every aspect of our lives and communities - our homes, our pantries, our schools,…

— Wes Moore

Poverty is the openmouthed relentless hell which yawns beneath civilized society. And it is hell enough.

— Henry George

“No longer enslaved or made dependent by force of law, the great majority are so by force of poverty; they are still chained to…

— John Stuart Mill

Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.

— F. Sionil Jose

As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.

— Daniel Defoe

“If we’re all led to believe that poverty is just a matter of laziness or stupidity or whatever other justifications we come up with,…

— Bob Torres