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Poverty ... allows them no room to breathe, to grow, to expand. It…
Quote byHenry Scott Holland · 1847–1918
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Our Neighbors (1911).
English (original)
Poverty ... allows them no room to breathe, to grow, to expand. It gives no time for spiritual interests. It chokes back the religious instincts. It offers no opportunities for the play of the higher energies. They are too tired to think, or to read, or to pray.
— Henry Scott Holland
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