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" Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously. "
Kailash Satyarthi
Growth
Values
Need
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" There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle. "
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" I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom. "
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" If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe away the blot of human slavery. "
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" I am representing here - the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind, and that's why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder. "
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" I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age. "
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" Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all. "
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" I dream for a world which is free of child labour, a world in which every child goes to school. A world in which every child gets his rights. "
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" From my own experience, I want to say that you should follow your heart, and the mind will follow you. Believe in yourself, and you will create miracles. "
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" We as the governments, workers, employers and civil society must declare a war on child labour. This war cannot be won without strong, committed, coherent, and well-resourced worldwide movement. Equally needed is a genuine and active coordination between intergovernmental agencies at the highest level. "
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Strong
" Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth, and other social problems. "
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" Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime. "
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" I call for a march from exploitation to education, from poverty to shared prosperity, a march from slavery to liberty, and a march from violence to peace. "
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" Elimination of child labour and access to education are like two sides of one coin. One cannot be achieved without the other. "
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" The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people. "
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" Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion! "
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" I have been very strongly advocating that poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labour. It perpetuates poverty. If children are deprived of education, they remain poor. "
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" I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them. "
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God
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" We still have a soft approach on the perpetrators of crimes like worst forms of child labour. "
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Worst
Child
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" India may be a land of over a 100 problems, but it is also a place for a billion solutions. "
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" The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance. "
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" I am positive that I would see the end of child labour around the world in my lifetime, as the poorest of the poor have realised that education is a tool that can empower them. "
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" Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages. "
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" Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God. "
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" For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine. "
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" As the anti-slavery community, we must together ensure that this attention is transferred into concrete action and results. "
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" I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children. "
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" Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well. "
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" At about an age when most children start full time schooling, hundreds of thousands of their contemporaries start a lifetime of drudgery in factories and fields, working 12-16 hours daily. "
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