Dick Gephardt Quotes

A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.

The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.

Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education.

No one should have to choose between taking lifesaving medicine and paying for food.

Nobody in Maine should be deciding between whether they go to a doctor, whether they buy their medicine or whether they're putting food on the table.

Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach.

The poor get bored the same as the rest of us. Their happiness might be as important to them as their health.

It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality, that money also has to cover medical expenses and education, fuel and shelter - sometimes for an entire family.

The term 'Xiaokang' is used today to refer to a society where people can receive education, get paid through work, have access to medical services and old-age support, have a shelter and more than enough food and clothing, and lead a well-off life.

I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs which show that the people are still in great difficulties, and there are things that still need to be remedied and looked after in many areas.

Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.

Everybody aspires to an affordable home, a secure job, better living standards, reliable healthcare and a decent pension. My generation took those things for granted, and so should future generations.

Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water.

The hungry and homeless don't care about liberty any more than they care for cultural heritage.

Man cannot maintain his morals when he has no ordinary means of living.

Of what use is political liberty to those who have no bread? It is of value only to ambitious theorists and politicians.

You cannot fight poverty unless you have stability.

… poor people deserve access to food, education, housing, and medical services

Too often, low-income Americans must choose between paying for medicine and having their heat shut off.

I came to the realization of how essential a role housing plays in the lives of the poor.

The day every poor person in this country has a toilet in his home and his fuel requirements are met, whoever is the PM then shall rule for at least 25 years.

Especially in a rich nation, there is absolutely no reason why everyone couldn't and shouldn't have a life of dignity.

Some people have proposed universal basic income, UBI, basically making sure that everybody gets a certain amount of money to live off of. I think that's a wonderful idea. The problem is, we haven't been able to guarantee universal healthcare in this country.

Americans understand that rising drug prices, wage stagnation and inadequate infrastructure affect everyone, regardless of race.

Whatever people's backgrounds or values, a society where more and more people face a daily struggle to house, clothe and even feed themselves and their families cannot possibly be the answer.