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“No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it. The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the hecatombs [e.g. the sacrifice of many victims] of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?”

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Maximilian Kolbe

Maximilian Kolbe, born on January 8, 1894, and executed on August 14, 1941, was a Polish Catholic priest who was canonized by Pope John Paul II. During World War II, he selflessly offered his life to save a Jewish prisoner, demonstrating extraordinary courage and sacrifice. more

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