“The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves.”

“Because the true root cause of hunger is inequality, any method of boosting food production that deepens inequality will fail to reduce hunger. Conversely, only technologies that have positive effects on the distribution of wealth, income, and assets, that are pro-poor, can truly reduce hunger.”

“Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.”

“... economic growth is driven by supply factors such as improved technologies and access to more or better resources.”

“Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions. ”

“Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access.”