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James Wolfensohn Quotes: Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty.
         

Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty.


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The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.

The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.



We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.

We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.



As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.

As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.



If you have Palestinians who have no hope, who don't have a job, who've used up all their resources, the notion of getting rid of violence is a dream.

If you have Palestinians who have no hope, who don't have a job, who've used up all their resources, the notion of getting rid of violence is a dream.



The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.

The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.



Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.



The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.

The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.



If you're changing the status quo, whatever move you make is disrupting something else.

If you're changing the status quo, whatever move you make is disrupting something else.



So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.

So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.



But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.





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