It is an in, a grave evil and a disturbance of the right order, for a larger and higher organisation, to arrogate to itself functions which can be performed efficiently by smaller and lower bodies.
POPE LEO XIIIWages ought not to be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage-earner.
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The devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions.
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There is in the Sacred Heart the symbol and express image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love in return.
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Inequality of rights and power proceeds from the very Author of nature.
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Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us, inflame our hearts with love of Thee.
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The liberty of thinking and publishing whatsoever each one likes, without any hindrances, is not in itself an advantage over which society can wisely rejoice. On the contrary, it is the fountainhead and origin of many evils.
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Moreover, Christians are born for combat, whereof the greater the vehemence, the more assured, God willing, the triumph: ‘Have confidence; I have overcome the world’
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Wages ought not to be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage-earner.
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We are convinced that the Rosary, if devotely used is bound to benefit not only the individual but society at large.
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Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good.
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It is neither just nor human so to grind men down with excessive labour as to stupefy their minds and wear out their bodies.
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It is quite unlawful to demand, defend, or to grant unconditional freedom of thought, or speech, of writing or worship, as if these were so many rights given by nature to man.
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People differ in capacity, skill, health, strength; and unequal fortune is a necessary result of unequal condition. Such inequality is far from being disadvantageous either to individuals or to the community.
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The twentieth century must be a century of the Blessed Sacrament if it means to be a century of resurrection and of life.
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The first law of history is to dread uttering a falsehood; the next is not to fear stating the truth; lastly, the historian’s writings should be open to no suspicion of partiality or animosity.
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Peace is built on the foundation of justice.
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