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This is the condition of my shoe before I could afford new ones

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Isaiah 17 (Wikipedia) Isaiah 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. The New King James Version describes this chapter as a “proclamation against Syria and Israel”.

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Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the moral, nor the ethics, nor the will to solve the problems of poverty. Fidel Castro, speech (1991-07-26)
Poverty is the lack of many things, but avarice is the lack of all things. Publilius Syrus, Sententiae

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Poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. Nelson Mandela, Make Povery History