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Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.


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Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being



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Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical.



The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.

The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.



I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or another.

I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or another.



Empowering women is key to building a future we want

Empowering women is key to building a future we want



Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat.

Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat.



Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means.

Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means.



Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent

Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent



No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.



Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it.

Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it.





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