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Quote by Muhammad Ali Jinnah

“If we cannot agree, let us at any rate agree to differ, but let us part as friends.”

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah, born on December 25, 1876, and died on September 11, 1948, was a prominent lawyer and a key leader in the movement for the independence of Pakistan. He is often referred to as the 'Father of Pakistan'. more

“The solidarity which binds all men together as members of a common family makes it impossible for wealthy nations to look with indifference upon the hunger, misery and poverty of other nations whose citizens are unable to enjoy even elementary human rights. 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.”

“Sensitivity to the immense needs of humanity brings with it a spontaneous rejection of the arms race, which is incompatible with the all out struggle against hunger, sickness, under-development and illiteracy.”

Needs Humanity Peace Race Struggle Arms Development Hunger Rejection Sickness Immense Spontaneous Sensitivity Ubuntu Illiteracy Arms Race

Author:Pope John Paul II

“Our future on this planet, exposed as it is to nuclear annihilation, depends one one single factor: humanity must make a moral about-face.”

Faces Humanity Peace Moral Planets Depends Nuclear Factors Our Future Exposed Annihilation Ubuntu

Book:The Far East Journey of Peace and Brotherhood

Source: The Far East Journey of Peace and Brotherhood

“If development is the new name for peace, war and preparations for war are the major enemy of the healthy development of peoples. If we take the common good of all humanity as our norm, instead of individual greed, peace would be possible.”

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Author:Pope John Paul II

“Condemning class struggle does not mean condemning every possible form of social conflict. Such conflicts inevitably arise and Christians must often take a position in the "struggle for social justice." What is condemned is "total war," which has no respect for the dignity of others (and consequently of oneself). It excludes reasonable compromise, does not pursue the common good but the good of a group, and sets out to destroy whatever stands in its way.”

“The obligation to earn one's bread presumes the right to do so. A society that denies this right cannot be justified, nor can it attain social peace.”

Social Peace Deny Obligation Bread Justified Ubuntu

Author:Pope John Paul II

“A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is -- a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.”

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Author:E. Stanley Jones

“If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.”

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Book:Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth With Eloquent Thunder

Source: Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth With Eloquent Thunder

“Justice of right is always to take precedence over might.”

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Book:Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth With Eloquent Thunder

Source: Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth With Eloquent Thunder

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