Poor Relief

Famous quotes containing the words poor and/or relief:

    “Wulf, my Wulf! Waiting for you
    has made me ill, your seldom coming,
    this sorrowing mood—not lack of meat.
    Do you hear, Eadwacer? Our poor whelp
    a wolf bears off to the wood.”
    —Unknown. Eadwacer (l. 13–17)

    “Nowadays, if New York has a heart, it might be the Garden. Almost everyone goes there, for one purpose or another. There are dog shows, and Sonja Henie and mass meetings.”
    —In New York City, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)