“It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.”
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Jerome, K. (n.d.). It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33857-it-is-easy-enough-to-say-that-poverty/
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Jerome, K. “It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33857-it-is-easy-enough-to-say-that-poverty/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Jerome, K. “It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33857-it-is-easy-enough-to-say-that-poverty/.