Jorge M. Perez Quotes

We all have the chance to create a world where extreme poverty is the exception rather than the rule.

We will not rest until this war [on poverty] is won.

There should be whole-hearted, full commitment to remove poverty - only we are doing it.

The only way to have a better world and end poverty is by closing the gap between the top and the bottom.

Haiti's economy cannot be built by and benefit just a privileged few. It must be built by and benefit all Haitians.

Trickle-down theories do not address the legitimate aspirations of the poor. We must lift those at the bottom so that poverty is erased from the dictionary of modern India.

The best social programs we've had in this country are those that have united the middle class and the poor.

Destroy poverty, that source of crime, by assuring to each the satisfaction of all needs! And how difficult is this to achieve?

We used to wage war on poverty—not poor people.

A universal voucher program would change the face of poverty in this country.

We are not intoxicated by power. We are concerned about the betterment of the poor, marginalised, oppressed, farmers, women, those living in villages, and every section of society.

Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty.

I've often said that far more sensible than a 'make poverty history' campaign would be a 'make wealth history' campaign. It is, after all, the wealthy people who do all the damage. The less money you earn, the fewer resources you use up.

Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little. This reconciliation package fails that test as well.

The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda.

I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon was good for the poor people of America.

Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security.

Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.

My mission is to eradicate poverty.

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property.

Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.

If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.

President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country that provides ladders of opportunity and believes in a thriving middle class, then we have to raise the minimum wage.