Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.

Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said.

Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give.

The nations of the world are becoming more and more dependent on one another and it will not be possible to preserve a lasting peace so long as glaring economic and social imbalances persist.

I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.