“A nation’s integrity is not measured by the wealth it accumulates, but by the dignity it affords its youngest citizens.
To deny a child a meal whether through policy, neglect, or indifference is not a question of economics, but of ethics.
Governments may speak of fiscal responsibility and citizens of personal restraint, yet no justification, however polished, can absolve the choice to withhold nourishment from those who cannot advocate for themselves.
A society that permits hunger in its classrooms cannot claim progress, civility, or honor. Let it be understood: the provision of food to every child is not charity it is the minimum threshold of a just and enlightened nation.”
