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title: "4 Peter Hans Kolvenbach Quotes"
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# Peter Hans Kolvenbach

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##  Quotes by Peter Hans Kolvenbach

> [Solidarity is learned through 'contact' rather than 'concepts.' Students in the course of their formation, must let the gritty reality of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hans-kolvenbach/solidarity-is-learned-through-contact-rather-than-concepts-students/)

Peter Hans Kolvenbach

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> [When the heart is touched by direct experience, the mind may be challenged to change. Personal involvement with innocent suffering, with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hans-kolvenbach/when-the-heart-is-touched-by-direct-experience-the-mind-may-be/)

Peter Hans Kolvenbach

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> [ The spirit of Dr. \[Martin Luther\] King and the thousands of people he worked with set the races on a different course… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hans-kolvenbach/the-spirit-of-dr-martin-luther-king-and-the-thousands-of-people-he/)

Peter Hans Kolvenbach

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> [When the heart is touched by direct experience, the mind may be challenged to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hans-kolvenbach/when-the-heart-is-touched-by-direct-experience-the-mind-may-be-2/)

Peter Hans Kolvenbach

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