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Dina Leygerman Quotes

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Dina Leygerman

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“The disdain we have for the poor is one of the most heartbreaking aspects of our society.”
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: classism, Poor People, Society
“But that myth is consumed only by those who have the means to work hard. The myth of the American Dream is only for those who have the privilege to believe in it; it’s not for those who need to figure out how to feed their children breakfast. Those people aren’t in a position to dream.”
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: Poverty, American Dream, Poor People
“We have been told our entire lives that if we work hard we can achieve whatever we wish. That's simply untrue. Someone forgot to add one detail to that adage: You must be born into a world of opportunity and choice. 

That world does not exist to all, only to some. And those born into the world of opportunity and choice cannot comprehend why anyone can’t just “pick themselves up by their bootstraps” and just “stop being poor.””
— Dina Leygerman, When They Say Poverty Is A Choice
Tagged: Poverty, Ignorance, Poor People, classism, Capitalism
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