Rick Warren Quotes

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

Through a policy driven approach we have wage a war against poverty and we are confident we will win this war.

When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today.

My mission is to eradicate poverty.

Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt of eliminating poverty.

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

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 poorhouse is vanishing from among us.... We ... today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land.... We shall soon ... be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation.

Preventing poverty beats curing it.

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

Poverty decreased in America as a result of the War on Poverty

Prohibiting Poverty

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

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.

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

I'm obsessed about lifting the greatest number of Argentines possible out of poverty as quickly as possible.

My main aim is poverty reduction in the state.

And I do not intend to lead a state where we simply tolerate poverty in our communities.

You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people.

I've always thought my main concern is to alleviate the burdens on people, who were earning less money, perhaps than £80,000.

We need to build an Argentina with zero poverty.

We need a better strategy for poor people...because what we're doing isn't working.

If you want to help the poor, don't be poor

Nobody wants to remain poor. Those who are poor want to move away from poverty. That is why, all our programmes must be for the poor. All our schemes must serve the poor.

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