"We were told four years ago that..." - Quote by Ronald Reagan
We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.
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More on Poverty
“We are weak, please let us in. We're week, please let us in." After about a week tha song is gonna change to, "We're hungry, we need some food." After two, three weeks it's like "Give me some of tha food! I'm breakin down tha door." After a year it's like, "I'm pickin' the lock, comin' through the door blastin." It's like, "I'm hungry.”
“The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.”
“When a person is in a miserable situation, then, yes, it is difficult to develop genuine compassion toward others. That's why I find it difficult to say to poor people, "Please have compassion toward millionaires." That's not easy.”