"Everyone wants dignity. And today the mission of HOPE is ‘silver rights,’or making the free enterprise system work for the least of these God’s children, and why we believe that the new definition of freedom today is self-determination."

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Source: Defining Financial Literacy in a New Economic Age by John Hope Bryant, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 23, 2013.

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John Hope Bryant

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John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur and author known for his work in economic empowerment and social justice, founding Operation HOPE.

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