To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.

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Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.

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To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

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A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

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Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

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One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

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The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes.

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Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

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The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

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Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

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