Clearly, if you want to defeat poverty in America, you should start by defeating any bias in our society against the traditional family. This should be a cause that unites Americans, rather divides them. But it should not unite them in favor of a bigger government.
The original civil rights movement was not sparked by politicians in Washington, D.C. It was a grassroots movement, inspired by traditional religious values, that was first and foremost aimed at reversing laws and acts of government that discriminated against people because of their race.
The successful movement to defend traditional family life -- and, thus, attack poverty at its source -- will be similar and, of course, has already been launched by many groups and organizations across the country. This movement, too, is grassroots, is inspired by traditional religious values and, where engaged politically rather than culturally, aims not at creating more government, but in reversing laws and policies -- whether they bear on local schools, federal court decisions, welfare programs or the tax code -- that discriminate against the family.