"Wars of nations are fought to change..." - Quote by Muhammad Ali
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
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“I'm the best. I just haven't played yet.”
“When one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. He might lose his life. But he's helping millions.”
“How come the Chinese can go where I can't go in America? Englishmen can come and set up a business in white America and do things I can't do.The Puerto Rican, Hawaiians, just about everybody can do more than black people and are more respected.”
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“Farmers are respectable and interesting to me in proportion as they are poor.”
“They are Man's and they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. This boy is Ignorance and this girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”
“Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car."”
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“Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about 'misery.'”
“[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth.”
“A friend from India told me that a countryman of his said: "I want to go to America. I want to see a country where poor people are fat."”