Nelson Mandela
Political Leader
"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice."
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Hunger Poverty
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Mother Teresa
Missionary, Nun
"When a poor person dies of hunger it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed."
John F. Kennedy
Politician
"Never before has man had such a great capacity to control his own environment, to end hunger, poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and human misery. We have the power to make the best generation of mankind in the history of the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed."
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