Charles Murray Quotes

Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.

As we invest in an infrastructure plan for the future, we must also support our families, our workers, and our communities.

I believe that when people have an occupation that allows them to provide for their families, the social dimension of human nature will emerge instinctively and lead people to help and organize others less privileged.

When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today.

Economic growth is the key. Economic growth is the key to everything. But once you have economic growth, it is important that we reach out to people who live in the shadows, the people who don't seem to ever think that they get a fair deal.

Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt of eliminating poverty.

Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization's history. For some reason that simple truth has evaded everybody.

Reducing poverty is in our own interest.

Preventing poverty beats curing it.

I want to give people a basic income, so that if you're working hard, doing the best you can, that you can not just survive, but you can have a decent life.

What we need is a safety net that lifts people out of poverty - that helps them earn a good paycheck so they can support themselves.

Only a state with resources can deplete poverty.

A universal basic income would be the best way to give everyone the opportunity to do more unpaid but incredibly important work, such as caring for children and the elderly.

The benefits of a universal basic income overall are huge.

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.

Without better economic opportunity, you can't have better public security and vice versa.

We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

I am running for president to help create a better future. A future where everyone who wants a job can find one. Where no senior fears for the security of their retirement. An America where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon.

A large part of crime is economics - if people are working and and have a home and family to support, then I believe you can reduce the crime rate.

Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security.

But we can also take the radical view that the test of an economy has to do with the extent to which it is providing everybody with a decent means of living.

I myself am from a very poor background; I experienced firsthand poverty in this country, and that is not unrelated to my desire, from the moment I became president, to make a priority of poverty reduction in this country.

We should see better and more direct measurements of economic well being.

These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better.