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| | Easter 2001 |
 | | A Plea for the Poor, or A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich, by John Woolman, Quaker, written about 1763-64, originally published in 1793. |
 | | All of the poor countries experienced severe declines in growth, but the poorest countries went into negative growth, that is, over the 20 year period 1980-2000, their economies contracted. |
 | | Because of this, "when people are unable to satisfy their fundamental needs because of war, poverty, bad government, poor management or natural catastrophes, the rest have the moral obligation to intervene and come to their aid.". |
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