Perhaps one of the most famous Tony Campolo quotes goes:
"While you were sleeping last night 30,000 kids died because of starvation and diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t even give a Shit. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the fact that I said Shit than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night.”
but the thing about this quote is that about 10 year ago Tony use to say:
"While you were sleeping last night 40,000 kids died because of starvation and diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t even give a Shit. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the fact that I said Shit than the fact that 40,000 kids died last night.”
The remaining 30000 is in no way insignificant but then to go from 40000 down to 30000 is not insignificant and I see a great deal of hope in that, we can change the story.
The Millennium development goals, the global plan to beat poverty, needs $180 billion. The developed world is currently giving around $100 billion. America is spending $3 billion a week ($150 billion a year)in Iraq. This week when Kevin Rudd opened the chequebooks to stimulate the Australian economy he found A$10.4 billion (U.S. $7.4 billion). It is within our grasp to make poverty history and all it will take, if you will excuses me one more time, is that we give a shit.
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