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" Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it. "
Abbe Pierre
Me
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Prepare
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" What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences. "
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" Hope is not a matter of age. "
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" When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives. "
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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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" Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace. "
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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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" It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges. "
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" Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life. "
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