Armoede

Distinguished guests,

We don’t give a damn about poverty,
we are only scared by its social effects.

So we don’t address the causes of poverty,
we fight the symptoms, which makes no sense.

As we say in Dutch:
‘Dweilen met de kraan open.’

Professor K.

(Uit: “Toespraak tijdens een galadiner ter gelegenheid van de Dag van de Armoede")