Poverty Conditions Quotes

The poor peasant here hives under conditions quite different from those of Russia. Though often terrible, they are not as appalling as they were there.

When we were bringing 'Raisin' onto Broadway, our first stop was at Arena in D.C. Several things struck me about being in D.C.: One was the enormous poverty around the capital at that time - it was 1973, '74 - and I was stunned by people literally living in poverty, with holes in their houses and other things.

I didn't say I wouldn't go into ghetto areas. I've been in many of them and to some extent I would say this; if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

The English proletariat lives under such wretched conditions that a few extra privations will not cause it much discomfort.

When someone can't afford to wear shoes, it's not just about them not having shoes on that day. It's about a cycle of poverty that exists within their community.

Is it possible that my people live in such awful conditions?... If I had to live in conditions like that I would be a revolutionary myself.

African American Communities are absolutely in the worst shape that they've ever been before. Ever, ever, ever.

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.

All men would then be necessarily equal, if they were without needs. It is the poverty connected with our species which subordinates one man to another. It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence.

Early marriage is most prevalent in communities suffering deep, chronic poverty.

Extreme poverty is not only a condition of unsatisfied material needs. It is often accompanied by a degrading state of powerlessness.