Who said “Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever…”?

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Michael Harrington. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Other America (1962)

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Harrington, M. (n.d.). Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13971-clothes-make-the-poor-invisible-america-has-the/

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Harrington, Michael. “Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13971-clothes-make-the-poor-invisible-america-has-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Harrington, Michael. “Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13971-clothes-make-the-poor-invisible-america-has-the/.

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