The poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal-budget deficit-reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight. —Marian Wright Edelman More about this quote Tags: politics poverty budget Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
About Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman (née Wright; born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.
More quotations from Marian Wright Edelman A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi to come back, but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you. —Marian Wright Edelman More about this quote Tags: action change effort greatness waiting Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi to come back, but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you. —Marian Wright Edelman More about this quote Tags: action change effort greatness waiting Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “poverty” I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly. —Michel de Montaigne More about this quote Tags: education poverty logic reason peasants Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Who, being loved, is poor? —Oscar Wilde More about this quote Tags: love perspective poverty Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by the poor, it's because they do not know them. —Mother Teresa More about this quote Tags: love forgiveness knowledge poverty wealth class Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Every crime is born of necessity. If you want less crime, you must change the conditions. Poverty makes crime. Want, rags, crusts, failure, misfortune — all these awake the wild beast in man, and finally he takes, and takes contrary to law, and becomes a criminal. And what do you do with him? You punish him. Why not punish a man for having consumption? The time will come when you will see that that is just as logical. —Robert Ingersoll More about this quote Tags: justice poverty crime logic punishment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes. —Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington More about this quote Tags: poverty crime wealth vice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly. —Michel de Montaigne More about this quote Tags: education poverty logic reason peasants Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Who, being loved, is poor? —Oscar Wilde More about this quote Tags: love perspective poverty Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by the poor, it's because they do not know them. —Mother Teresa More about this quote Tags: love forgiveness knowledge poverty wealth class Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Every crime is born of necessity. If you want less crime, you must change the conditions. Poverty makes crime. Want, rags, crusts, failure, misfortune — all these awake the wild beast in man, and finally he takes, and takes contrary to law, and becomes a criminal. And what do you do with him? You punish him. Why not punish a man for having consumption? The time will come when you will see that that is just as logical. —Robert Ingersoll More about this quote Tags: justice poverty crime logic punishment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes. —Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington More about this quote Tags: poverty crime wealth vice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email