"While it is true that the taking of……" — Pope John Paul II
"While it is true that the taking of life not yet born or in it's final stages is sometimes marked by a mistaken sense of altruism and human compassion it cannot be denied that such a culture of death, taken as a whole, betrays a completely individualistic concept of freedom, which ends up by becoming the freedom of "the strong" against the weak who have no choice but to submit."
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Pope John Paul II
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431 Quotes by Pope John Paul II
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Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
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Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.
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The greatness of work is inside man.
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Do not be afraid to be the saints of the new mellineum!
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It's better to cry than be angry, because anger hurts others while tears flow silently through the soul and cleans…
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Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle.
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Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
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Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Grub first, then ethics.
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Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
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You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community…
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Women's rights in essence is really a movement for freedom, a movement for equality, for the dignity of all women,…
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Love is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict.
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