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You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about politics, interest, problems, contentment

It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pace of economic change in our modern world.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about idea, mistake, peace, change, world, people

Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about war, expectation, progress, idea, man

Comrade Deng Xiaoping along with other party elders gave the party leadership their firm and full support to put down the political disturbance using forceful measures.

Quote by Li Peng about country, leadership

In the new century, we should continue to work together to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of developing countries including China and India and promote the establishment of a just and equitable new international...

Quote by Li Peng about country, numbers, order, work

In the spring and summer of 1989, a serious political disturbance took place in China.

Quote by Li Peng about opinion, spring

It is the consistent position of the Chinese Government to oppose and condemn international terrorism of all descriptions, and oppose fulfilling political or other agendas through international terrorist means and violent terrorist activities by...

Quote by Li Peng about country

There are no friends in politics, just political friends.

Quote by Titu Liviu Maiorescu about politics

Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law.

Quote by June Jordan about language, lie, habits, law, self-control, writing, contentment

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

Quote by June Jordan about poetry, truth

To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way.

Quote by June Jordan about truth, value, love

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Quote by Mary Shelley about politics, good, good luck

The miserable failures of capitalist economies in the Great Depression were root causes of worldwide social and political disasters.

Quote by James Tobin about economy, disaster, depression

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

Quote by Andrew Fletcher about money, concentration, power, public

My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not.

Quote by Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi about opinion, saints, woman

Individuality is the aim of political liberty.

Quote by James Fenimore Cooper about individuality, liberty