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“Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right”

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All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.

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If we love (the poor) people, we want to identify with them and share with them.

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Each person is sacred, no matter what his or her culture, religion, handicap, or fragility. Each person is created in God’s image; each one…

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