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Gustavo Gutiérrez Quotes: If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.
         

If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.


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If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.



The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.



So you say you love the poor? Name them.

So you say you love the poor? Name them.



Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle.

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass through this struggle.



In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.



The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.

The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.



The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.



Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.

Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.



[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.



Theology is reflection, a critical attitude. The commitment of love, of service, comes first. Theology follows; it is the second step.

Theology is reflection, a critical attitude. The commitment of love, of service, comes first. Theology follows; it is the second step.





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His hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him.

His hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him.



We may not pay Satan reverence for that would be indiscreet but we can at least respect his talents.

We may not pay Satan reverence for that would be indiscreet but we can at least respect his talents.



I went on to Harvard and got very interested in computers and studying the earth's landscape.

I went on to Harvard and got very interested in computers and studying the earth's landscape.



Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or degrade us in our own opinion, of in that of any person, whose opinion we ought to value.

Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or degrade us in our own opinion, of in that of any person, whose opinion we ought to value.



In every form of womanly love something of motherly love also comes to light.

In every form of womanly love something of motherly love also comes to light.



I guess it's pretty diverse, but I do have quite a 30-and-older male audience coming out to the shows. I don't know if that's due to me being a female or what.

I guess it's pretty diverse, but I do have quite a 30-and-older male audience coming out to the shows. I don't know if that's due to me being a female or what.



The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world; it does not have vastness.

The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world; it does not have vastness.



Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work.

Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work.



Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries.

Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries.



The art of writing has for backbone some fierce attachment to an idea.

The art of writing has for backbone some fierce attachment to an idea.




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