If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you.
Interpretation
Globalization benefits are often inaccessible to those in extreme poverty.
This quote by Jimmy Carter highlights the disparity created by globalization, where individuals living in extreme poverty, such as those who are illiterate and earn very little, unable to access the advantages that globalization offers. It emphasizes the need for inclusive policies that ensure that everyone, regardless of their socio-economic status, can benefit from global economic changes.
In practice
In a speech about economic policy, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of focusing on literacy and education.
Acknowledging the physical realities of our planet does not mean a dismal future of endless sacrifice. In fact, acknowledging these realities is the first step in dealing with them. We can meet the resource problems of the world - water, food, minerals, farmlands, forests, overpopulation, pollution - if we tackle them with courage and foresight.
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I will not let anyone tell me we must spend more money. This crisis did not come about because we issued too little money but because we created economic growth with too much money and it was not sustainable growth.
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