Emanuel Cleaver said "I have come to the conclusion--I read somewhere that the love of money and keeping it from addressing the needs of poor people is the root of all evil." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 20, 2022

I have come to the conclusion--I read somewhere that the love of money and keeping it from addressing the needs of poor people is the root of all evil.

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Emanuel Cleaver

Democratic · Missouri

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Cleaver links financial greed to neglecting the needs of impoverished communities.

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