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Abbe Pierre

"After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted."

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"After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted."

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"I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities."
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"When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives."
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"Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life."
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"It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act."
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"The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school."
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"The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers."
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"Hope is not a matter of age."
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"Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace."
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