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We had particular policies in this country that resulted in the larger share of poverty that we have in African-American communities. Ta-Nehisi Coates

Poverty Country Resulted Had Share Particular Policies African-American Communities Larger

This country is going to implode, or put another way, it's going to get crushed under the weight of poverty. You can't have one percent of the people who own and control more wealth than the other 90 percent of the population. Tavis Smiley

In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation. Taylor Sheridan

Time Injustice Poverty Before Exploitation Late Spent Insidious Had Witnessed Mix Lot Shocked Controlled Apathy Land Reservations Level

I believe we're stronger when we speak loudly and unapologetically for human rights; when we stand with our allies against common threats like terrorism, radicalization, and poverty; and when we unite to prevent the world's most dangerous regimes from acquiring the world's deadliest weapons. Ted Deutch

Terrorism Rights Speak World Dangerous Stronger Poverty Human Rights Believe Our Weapons Threats Prevent Allies Like Most Deadliest Loudly Human Common Against Regimes Acquiring Stand Unite

As society advances the standard of poverty rises. Theodore Parker

Poverty Society Rises Advances Standard

By seeing the problem of poverty merely in terms of assistance, we overlook that our enormous economic advantage is deeply tainted by how it accumulated over the course of one historical process that has devastated the societies and cultures of four continents. Thomas Pogge

Problem Poverty Enormous Our Seeing Economic Tainted Devastated Advantage Merely Over Terms Course How Overlook Continents Cultures Historical Accumulate Process Deeply Four Societies Assistance

It's pretty obvious that Western lifestyles which rely on gigantic amounts of electricity use up far more resources than a subsistence-based life. A little more poverty would be a good thing. Tom Hodgkinson

Life Good Poverty Resources Gigantic Would Would-Be Pretty More Rely Good Thing Lifestyles Obvious Western Up Than Which Little Far Use Electricity Thing Amount

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty. Tom Vilsack

When families break down, you have a lot of repercussion from that, from poverty to crime to lack of discipline. Tony Evans

You Discipline Crime Poverty Down Lot Families Lack Break

I like to see the world from different levels. Even when I'm making a candle or designing a piece, I like to sit on the floor to polish or make it from scratch. I haven't seen really tough times, but my husband has come up the hard way. He has even seen poverty. Twinkle Khanna

Tough Times World Husband Seen Tough Poverty Sit Way See He Come Like Piece Make Polish Making Up Times Scratch Candle Different Different Levels Really Hard Even Hard Way Floor Designing Levels

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive. Tyler Perry

Black Face Poverty Young Swimming New Name Without Boy New Orleans Very Survive Trying Just To Survive Poor Sea Orleans

Everybody keeps saying that India's a poor country. Yes, we have poverty. But I blame the government of India, the political establishment, for their failure to educate and therefore their failure to control the poverty. Vijay Mallya

Government Saying Failure Blame Political Poverty Country Control Everybody India Educate Yes Establishment Poor Therefore Keeps

I'm a God-fearing man, and I know the only reason why I am here going from poverty to where I am now is God has His hand on my life. I tell people, 'I didn't choose acting; God chose me to act.' Ving Rhames

It became motivation as opposed to something else - the thing about poverty is that it starts affecting your mind and your spirit because people don't see you. I chose from a very young age that I didn't want that for my life. And it very much has helped me appreciate and value the things that are in my life now because I never had it. Viola Davis

Life Me You Age People Mind Value My Life Poverty Young Starts Else See Spirit About Something Something Else Never Had Became Because Opposed Motivation Affecting Very Young Age Want Much Your Helped Chose Now Thing Things Appreciate

North as well as South, the Negroes have emerged from slavery into a serfdom of poverty and restricted rights. W. E. B. Du Bois

Rights Poverty Negroes Emerged Restricted Well South North Slavery

Forced labor affects the most vulnerable and least protected people, perpetuating a vicious cycle of poverty and dependency. Women, low-skilled migrant workers, children, indigenous peoples, and other groups suffering discrimination on different grounds are disproportionately affected. Wagner Moura

Suffering Women People Poverty Other Indigenous Most Protected Forced Vulnerable Least Affected Perpetuating Affects Labor Discrimination Dependency Children Different Vicious Migrant Workers Cycle Grounds Groups Disproportionately

I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern. I was weaned on a shortage mentality and placed in foster homes largely because there simply wasn't enough money to take care of the most basic of needs. Wayne Dyer

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