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Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.

There are people in the world who aren't necessarily Christians, but they're just naturally nice people who do a lot for other people. Those people will almost always be prosperous people.

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.

The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people.

Poverty is from the devil and that God wants all Christians prosperous.

Traditionally the great men of our country have sprung from poor environments; that being so, it would appear we have long suffered from a severe lack of poverty.

There is no limit to the potential of brethren working together in complete brotherhood and selflessness toward spiritual goals. The power of God working through such channels will bring unimaginable blessings to all concerned.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.