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• ‟ I was deeply concerned then, and have become more concerned since, that unless we can deal with the questions of development and the questions of poverty, there's no way that we're going to have a peaceful world for our children.

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• ‟ So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.

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• ‟ You can't wish away poverty overnight.

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• ‟ The only way really to influence countries, in terms of poverty, is to get them to change their policies and get them to understand what the issues are.

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• ‟ Most people recognize that to create jobs is really the essential element in their drive against poverty.

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• ‟ When I travel, I make certain that I spend at least half of my time in the field. You have to get out to meet people that are in poverty, that are looking to improve their lives. That's something that you can't read in books.

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