The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
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Our poor people are great people, a very lovable people, They don't need our pity and sympathy. They need our understanding love and they need our respect. We need to tell the poor that they are somebody to us that they, too, have been created, by the same loving hand of God, to love and be loved.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the dignity and worth of poor people, advocating for respect and understanding rather than pity.
Mother Teresa highlights that the poor are deserving of love, respect, and understanding rather than merely pity and sympathy. She calls for recognition of their humanity and intrinsic value, urging society to treat them as equals who have the same capacity for love and connection as anyone else.
Themes
PovertyRespectLoveUnderstandingDignity
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech addressing social inequalities, this quote can serve to inspire compassion towards disadvantaged communities.
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