Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
Like all valuable commodities, truth is often counterfeited.
A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.
Every man has a mission from God to help his fellow beings.
No great thing comes to any person unless that person has courage.
We do not attach any intrinsic value to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died upon it.