Pico Iyer - The poverty one still sees in America today is more shocking to me than anything I have ...

Pico Iyer Zitate

The poverty one still sees in America today is more shocking to me than anything I have seen in Ethiopia or Calcutta or Manila, and has made me, as someone living in a society of great wealth and someone who's never had to worry about the next meal, think seriously about what universal responsibility really means.

Pico Iyer

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Armut, die man heute noch in Amerika sieht, ist für mich schockierender als alles, was ich in Äthiopien oder Kalkutta oder Manila gesehen habe, und hat mich zu einem Menschen gemacht, der in einer Gesellschaft mit großem Wohlstand lebt und sich nie um die nächste Mahlzeit kümmern muss , denke ernsthaft darüber nach, was universelle Verantwortung wirklich bedeutet.

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