As the Christ for all human beings, Jesus takes hold of our divided and peaceless human society at its lowest point, among the miserable, the despised and the unimportant.

We Catholics have been in the forefront in defending the dignity of the human person. Clericalism is a direct violation of human dignity.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

As a governor, I've signed virtually every kind of pro-life legislation that we can sign under existing federal law, none of which have been harsh or punitive, but I think they've been important to really point out a pro-life culture in Arkansas. That's, for me, a good thing.

When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He's offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person's life. You must learn to follow that love. Don't ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else. —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody.

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.

To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.

When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.

I would assume my father would support anything that lifted up and created opportunities for 'the least of these.'

I was talking to a homeless man at the laundry mat recently, and he said that when we reduce Christian spirituality to math we defile the Holy. I thought that was very beautiful and comforting because I have never been good at math.