“If a worker is deprived of hope to acquire some personal property, what other natural stimulus can be offered him that will inspire him to hard work, labor, saving and sobriety today, when so many nations and men have lost everything and all they have left is their capacity for work?”
Quote by Pope Pius XII
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Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII, born Giuseppe Angelo Raffaele Carlo Maria Radziwill, was the 259th Pope, serving from 1939 to 1958. His papacy coincided with World War II, and his role during the war has been widely controversial. more
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