"One of the glaring failures of capitalism is the continuing widespread existence of poverty - often extreme poverty. Even in the advanced economies, many millions of people endure terrible economic and social deprivation, despite the incredible wealth all around them."

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Source : Jim Stanford (2008). “Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism”, Pluto Pr

Jim Stanford

#People Quotes #Poverty Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“Your thoughts are as free as any bird”
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”

Source : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (1971). “Chagall at the Met”, Leon Amiel Publisher
“We all have reasons for moving. I move to keep things whole.”
“Every sensitive person carries in himself old cities enclosed by ancient walls”

Source : Robert Walser (2013). “The Walk”, p.43, Profile Books
“When the waitress asked if I wanted my pizza cut into four or eight slices, I said, 'Four. I don't think I can eat eight.'”
“If we were the problem, it would be very convenient - kick Greece out, everything's fine. What would happen to Spain, what about Portugal, what about Italy, what about the whole of the euro zone? We need more cooperation and less simplification and prejudice.”

Source : "CNN's Amanpour" with Christiane Amanpour, www.cnn.com. May 30, 2012.
“A courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.”
“The people are the masters of the revolution in each country.”

Source : "Kim Il Sung, Master of Leadership". Book by Takagi Takeo, 1976.

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