Julia Cordero

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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Dom Helder Camara, Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings

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“Every society clings to a myth by which it lives. Ours is the myth of economic growth.”
― Tim Jackson

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“People are persuaded to spend money we don't have, on things we don't need, to create impressions that won't last, on people we don't care about.”
― Tim Jackson

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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Hélder Câmara

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“The overriding aim of this book is to seek viable responses to the biggest dilemma of our times: reconciling our aspirations for the good life with the constraints of a finite planet.”
― Tim Jackson, Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet

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