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Paul Farmer Quotes

Paul Farmer quotes

American Educator October 26, 1959

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For me, an area of moral clarity is: you're in front of someone who's suffering and you have the tools at your disposal to alleviate that suffering or even eradicate it, and you act. Paul Farmer
I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a..."
I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a decade in either a bus or a boat. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "I mean, everybody should have access to medical care. And, you..."
I mean, everybody should have access to medical care. And, you know, it shouldn't be such a big deal. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right..."
The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda."
I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of..."
Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of development projects. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "I mean we grew up in a TB bus and I became a TB doctor."
I mean we grew up in a TB bus and I became a TB doctor. Paul Farmer
One of the things we have to acknowledge is that if you look at Haiti, many billions of dollars have gone into development aid there that have not been effective. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what..."
The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what should be considered a right. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that..."
The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more..."
I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "Again, conventional Catholicism does not much appeal to me."
Again, conventional Catholicism does not much appeal to me. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer quote: "I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen..."
I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen its heights but because I've seen its depths. Paul Farmer

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