Poverty Is The Deprivation Of Opportunity.

Famines Occur Under A Colonial Administration, Like The British Raj In India Or For That Matter In Ireland, Or Under Military Dictators In One Country After Another, Like Somalia And Ethiopia, Or In One-party States Like The Soviet Union And China.

The Elimination Of Ignorance, Of Illiteracy... And Of Needless Inequalities In Opportunities (is) To Be Seen As Objectives That Are Valued For Their Own Sake. They Expand Our Freedom To Lead The Lives We Have Reason To Value, And These Elementary Capabilities Are Of Importance On Their Own

No Substantial Famine Has Ever Occurred In A Democratic Country - No Matter How Poor.

Education Can Really Transform The Insecurities In The World Into A Bigger Vision Of What We Are As Human Beings.

Human Life Consists Of Doing Certain Things ... To Take Part In The Life Of The Community; To Be Able To Talk About Subjects That Interest Me And There Freedom Of Speech Comes Into It.