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Against Poverty Quotes

As life in general constituted much pain in the form of struggles against poverty, disease, ignorance, and emotional anguish, what more civilized way for people to alleviate the same than by giving themselves to one another as brothers and sisters in deed as well as in word? A society of people hoping to become politically superior needed first to become spiritually valid.
- Aberjhani

Social Security is one of the greatest achievements of the American government, protecting our elderly against poverty and assuring young people of a more secure future.
- Mark Foley

The first priority of any serious program against poverty is to strengthen the male role in poor families.
- George Gilder

Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other
misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day
- Seneca

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