Assault Quote by William Graham Sumner

If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for markets and…

— Barack Obama

The evil to be attacked is not sin, suffering, greed, priesthood, kingcraft, demagogy, monopoly, ignorance, drink, war, pestilence, nor any of the other scapegoats…

— George Bernard Shaw

Poverty is curable, but it’s just not done, because it's not profitable. And that is the kind of violence that's perpetuated on humanity.

— Tom Morello

Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.

— Plutarch

There exists, at the bottom of all abasement and misfortune, a last extreme which rebels and joins battle with the forces of law and…

— Victor Hugo

Poverty and deprivation lead to frustration, making the masses vulnerable to exploitation by extremist organizations.

— Pervez Musharraf

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

— Tacitus

The most painful moral struggles are not those between good and evil, but between the good and the lesser good.

— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Two things destroy people : fear of poverty and seeking for fanciful honors

— Anonymous

Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.

— William Hazlitt

Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out…

— Bono