Quotes on Poor Nations

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.