With all the other -isms that we deal with, that sort of nameless -ism that we have in too many of our hearts against the poor in this country is what wounds us most broadly.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
This is not a country that has had a tremendous sympathy for poor people, so I think that the notion that somehow we have slipped into an era in which poor people don't matter is not quite the way our history would define it.
Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.
Our lives are politically wound.
In this dangerous world that we live in, where hatred and violence and natural disasters sometimes collide to almost overwhelm us, we each can help in some way.
For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.
Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.
We are really the victims of our own problems.
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
America has been a beacon of hope for vulnerable people throughout the world.
What surrounds us we endure better for giving it a name - and moving on.