Famous quotes containing the words poverty and/or history:
“He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“It’s a very delicate surgical operation—to cut out the heart without killing the patient. The history of our country, however, is a very tough old patient, and we’ll do the best we can.”
—Dudley Nichols, U.S. screenwriter. Jean Renoir. Sorel (Philip Merivale)