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Muhammad Yunus Quotes

Muhammad Yunus quotes about society

Economist June 28, 1940

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To me, the poor are like Bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a six-inch deep flower pot, you get a perfect replica of the tallest tree, but it is only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted; only the soil-base you provided was inadequate. Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong with their seeds. Only society never gave them a base to grow on. Muhammad Yunus
Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society. For building stable peace we must find ways to provide opportunities for people to live decent lives. Muhammad Yunus
Once poverty is gone, we'll need to build museums to display its horrors to future generations. They'll wonder why poverty continued so long in human society - how a few people could live in luxury while billions dwelt in misery, deprivation and despair. Muhammad Yunus
But we have created a society that does not allow opportunities for those people to take care of themselves because we have denied them those opportunities. Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus quote: "Poverty does not belong in civilized human society. Its proper..."
Poverty does not belong in civilized human society. Its proper place is in a museum. That's where it will be. Muhammad Yunus

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