Poverty and prosperity

RATHER THAN ASK WHAT MAKES A MAN POOR, INQUIRE INSTEAD ON WHAT CAN MAKE HIM PROSPER

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗲𝘀: 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆; 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲.

"𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗲𝘀."

(John Paul II, Address to the Delegates of ECLAC, 3-4-1989, n. 4).