slum, n.Definitions

The Slum is the feeding-ground of crime.

The Slum is the measure of civilization.

The Slum is the Victorian contribution to architecture.

A Slum is a fun place for the rich to visit, but a poor place to stay.

The Slum mostly exists in the imaginations of middle-class do-gooders and bureaucrats. One person's slum is another person's community.

A Slum is not merely an area or decrepit buildings. It is a social fact. It becomes truly pernicious when it becomes the environment or the culture of poverty, a spiritual and personal reality for its inhabitants as well as an area or dilapidation.

The Slum is a reservoir of physical and moral death, an enormous expense to the state, a constant menace to society, a reality whose shadow is at once colossal and portentous.

The Slum is a place where boys and girls who could easily be brought to the full use of their powers are left stunted, inarticulate and angry.