The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.

The complete encounter with the Lord will mark an end to history, but it will take place in history.

So you say you love the poor? Name them.

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

Charity is today a 'political charity.'. . . it means the transformation of a society structured to benefit a few who appropriate to themselves the value of the work of others. This transformation ought to be directed toward a radical change in the foundation of society, that is, the private ownership of the means of production.

The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.

There are not two histories, one profane and one sacred, 'juxtaposed' or 'closely linked.' Rather there is only one human destiny.