Debt Quote by Simon Mainwaring

Simply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poor countries and poor people in poverty.

— William J. Clinton

Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

At the end of the day, philanthropy can only ever be an adjunct to what governments provide. And government coffers need to be replenished.

— Noreena Hertz

The human world is a long way from meeting the needs of the present, and it is borrowing massively from the future - not…

— Donella Meadows

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.

— Bill Owens

Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development.

— Peter Diamandis

Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Philanthropy can take the risks that others cannot or will not.

— Judith Rodin

You have countries that have lived beyond their means, with bloated governments, huge trade deficits, and people living off the government. Then you have…

— Peter Schiff

National governments alone cannot deliver lasting prosperity without a transformation of social and economic development that seeks to minimise risk and seize the opportunity…

— Patricia Espinosa

The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector.

— Ronald Reagan

What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go and where…

— Rohini Nilekani