Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimately futile.

Quote by Pope John Paul II

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You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and...

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and...

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I...

Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites...

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a...

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a...

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an...

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an...

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in...

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in...

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the...

The belief that politics can be scientific must inevitably produce tyrannies. Politics cannot be a...

The belief that politics can be scientific must inevitably produce tyrannies. Politics cannot be a...

In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the...

In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...