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Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.

Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.

Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern

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Muhammad Yunus
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Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Muhammad Yunus: documented birth year 1940; activity date not established. Wikidata Q43969, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43969 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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