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"Theres no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty."
"One would have thought that it was even more necessary to limit population than property; and that the limit should be fixed by calculating the chances of mortality in the children, and of sterility in married persons. The neglect of this subject, which in existing states is so common, is a never-failing cause of poverty among the citizens; and poverty is the parent of revolution and crime."

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. It can have diverse environmental, legal, social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in statistics or economics there are two main measures: absolute poverty which compares income against the amount needed to meet basic personal needs,
"Theres no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty."
"For he will rescue the poor who cry for help,"
"Blessed is he that considereth the poor."
"Paupertas omnium artium repertrix."
"We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poor house in an automobile."
"S’il est vrai que l’on soit pauvre par toutes les choses que l’on désire, l’ambitieux et l’avare languissent dans une extrême pauvreté."