Matthew Desmond Quotes

“How many artists and poets has poverty denied us? How many diplomats and visionaries? How many political and spiritual leaders? How many nurses and engineers and scientists? Think of how many more of us would be empowered to thrive if we tore down the walls, how much more vibrant and forward-moving our country would be.”
― Desmond, p. 182

“We don’t need to outsmart this problem. We need to out-hate it.”
― Desmond, 189