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"Theres no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty."
"Poverty is mans greatest affliction."

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."