It is impossible to love God without loving our neighbor.
And by anarchist spirit I mean that deeply human sentiment, which aims at the good of all, freedom and justice for all, solidarity and love among the people; which is not an exclusive characteristic only of self-declared anarchists, but inspires all people who have a generous heart and an open mind.
There's no hidden agenda, no political agenda [in Patriots Day]. The only politics we were really talking about was the politics of community, the politics of social love.
Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public
Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work.
Unfortunately, love and compassion have been omitted from too many spheres of social interaction for too long. Usually confined to family and home, their practice in public life is considered impractical, even naive. This is tragic.
I love to be envied, and would not marry a wife that I alone could love; loving alone is as dull as eating alone.
You need the living, loving heart of living, loving men and women to quicken other hearts, which can live too and love too, and, in their turn, will quicken others which are dying now.
Now more than ever the world needs love, not just a slogan.
It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love.
