In another Times article from 1899, "Help for Puerto Ricans," the governor of New York at the time, Theodore Roosevelt, said, "They have been in a moment reduced to complete destitution.
1907 - Millions starve in China The famine in China "It is estimated that four millions are starving and tens of thousands reduced to utter destitution wandering over the country, in the North of Anhui, the East of Honan, and the whole of the North of Kiang-Su provinces of China".
Gaza is on the threshold of becoming the first territory to be intentionally reduced to a state of abject destitution, with the knowledge, acquiescence and - some would say - encouragement of the international community.
Moreover, sanctions and rapacious rule have reduced Iraqis to destitution.
The Labour cabinet will reckon that spending £25bn on our own moai will not reduce us to destitution - and political symbols have rich value.
The disease has the potential of destroying livelihoods and reducing most herders to destitution.
The JFFLS is designed to empower vulnerable youth, and provide them with the livelihood options and gender-sensitive skills needed for long-term food security while reducing their vulnerability to destitution and risk coping strategies.
Amongst a growing list, it has banned evidence procured by torture from being admitted in our courts, required independent and public investigations of all deaths in custody, declared that control orders and indefinite detention breach fundamental rights, reduced the destitution of asylum seekers and safeguarded due process for mental health detainees.
Before our eyes the principle of a benefit system is being reduced from opportunity, respect, and solidarity to destitution, degradation and isolation.
They were near to destitution.
