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—'''Psalms 74:20''', as presented in ''The Book of Common Prayer'', 1549 / 1559 / 1662). Quoted in Gauldie, Enid. (1974). ''Cruel Habitations: a history of working-class housing 1780-1918.''
''“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”''
—'''Confucius''' (551–479 BC)
More literal translation: “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things."
Proverb form: Simplified Chinese: 名正才能言順. Pinyin: Míng zhèng cáinéng yán shùn. Google Translate: "Only with a right name."
Chengyu (four-character idiom): 名正言順. Míng zhèng yán shùn. ("call things by their own names." i.e. legitimate, valid, true.
''"First, the taking in of scattered particulars under one Idea, so that everyone understands what is being talked about ... Second, the separation of the Idea into parts, by dividing it at the joints, as nature directs, not breaking any limb in half as a bad carver might."''
—'''Plato''' (ca 428-348 BC),
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—'''Charles Abrams''', ''The Future of Housing''. 1946.
''Their watching faces,''
''as I walk the autumn road''
''make me a traveler.''
—Richard Wright, ca.1959.
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— from '''Kim Hopper''' & Jim Baumohl. "Redefining the Cursed Word: A Historical Interpretation of American Homelessness." in [Baumohl 1996].
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''"I want a left that can operate on all scales."''
—'''Daniel Immerwarh''', author of ''Thinking Small: The United States and the Lure of Community Development'' (2015).
''"As an outreach worker for Portland nonprofit JOIN, Lio Alaalatoa spends his evenings patrolling the streets, stopping any time he sees a chance to make contact with someone the rest of society has forgotten. Alaalatoa is from Samoa, and has worked for Portland's JOIN for 18 years.''
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''<nowiki/>'When I’m out here, it doesn’t really feel like work,' he says from the driver’s seat, one hand on the steering wheel and the other poised to wave to familiar faces. 'It’s like I’m back home. Back home, you’d go out at night and just talk to anybody who was hanging out in the village.'''
''“'When I go home now and tell people about what I do for a living, they don’t understand,' he said. 'They don’t understand the basic concept of homelessness. They ask me, ‘What about their families?
''"His approach is simple: 'I just go out and talk to my friends.'”''
— from Griffin, Anna. "'''Lio Alaalatoa''' spends nights on the streets, handing out food, water, blankets — and hope." with photography by Thomas Boyd. ''The Oregonian'', January 31, 2015. <nowiki>https://www.oregonlive.com/projects/portland-homeless/join.html</nowiki>.
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—'''Naida Lavon''', quoted in "For Portland, Ore., Woman, Home These Days Is Where She Parks Her Minivan," by Nellie Gilles, ''All Things Considered'', June 23, 2020.
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"There’s no such thing as agency when you become unhoused: There’s a belief system that these programs have that beggars can’t be choosers."
-'''Theo Henderson'''. <nowiki>https://www.curbed.com/2020/10/theo-henderson-has-influence-but-no-house.html</nowiki>.
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