What does the quote below mean

What I said is that it is a factor. A part of poverty can be the state of mind. People tend to approach things differently, based on their frame of mind.

Me? which of the following describes theodore roosevelt’s ideas about the role of the government? a) to keep the powerful from taking advantage of small business owners b) to all citizens get rich and to take care of the lazy c) to break all company trusts because all big businesses wanted to bully the smaller ones d) to close off all wild lands and leave them untouched