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I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.

I want to be fighting for a society accountable towards its citizens.

I can't eradicate poverty, but at least for the people around me, I can help make sure no child is denied a dream.

What you don't want to do - if you're concerned about poverty, if you're concerned about providing opportunity - you don't want to rip the bottom rung of the ladder of opportunity away from people.

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.

I don't want people who are in poverty, in pain, or suffering, to suffer because it's for their own good and they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I want to help them. I want us all to help them.

I want to eradicate poverty. I think that there's a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.

I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment.

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.