Poor Laws

Famous quotes containing the words poor and/or laws:

“You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age, wretched in both.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public. Nothing more contradicts the laws of man or beast, for animals always do each other the honor of sharing or disputing each other’s food.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)