"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song."
-Pope John Paul II
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"Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressiveness that spares no one. The challenge that is already with us is the temptation to accept as true freedom what in reality is only a new form of slavery.“
-Pope John Paul II
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"The future starts today, not tomorrow."
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"As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live."
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"When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society."
-Pope John Paul II
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"Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence."
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"Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it."
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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
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"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom."
-Roald Dahl
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"Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization."
-Charles Lindbergh
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