"Where you live should not determine whether you live, or whether you die."
— Bono, lead singer of U2 and founder of (RED) and ONE
"Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change."
— Muhammad Ali
"In this increasingly interconnected world, we must understand that what happens to poor people is never divorced from the actions of the powerful. Certainly, people who define themselves as poor may control their own destinies to some extent. But control of lives is related to the control of land, systems of production, and the formal political and legal structures in which lives are enmeshed. With time, both wealth and control have become increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few. The opposite trend is desired by those working for social justice."
— Paul Farmer
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