"Whatever knowledge of the question is manifested herein comes largely from my work in a variety of movements intended…"

"To live miserable we know not why, to have the dread of hunger, to work sore and yet gain nothing—this is the essence…"

"Those who are in poverty may be able to get a bare sustenance but they are not able to obtain those necessaries which…"

"The fundamental thing in all this is that every workman who is expected by society to remain independent of public re…"

"To continue in poverty for any long period means in the end the loss of the power of doing work, and to be unable to …"

"To be above the poverty line, means no more than to have a sanitary dwelling and sufficient food and clothing to keep…"

"Serfs and slaves were always given at least enough to keep them physically well. But present-day society has ignored …"

"All great men have universally deplored that nation wherein "wealth accumulates and men decay." They are, of course, …"

"During the entire last century many of the best minds were engaged in the study of social and economic questions. At …"

"The evils of poverty are not barren, but procreative, and... the workers in poverty, are in spite of themselves, givi…"