“Disabled people have to be protected. A society which will not protect the weak has no respect for human dignity.”

— Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi

Source: Japan knife attack shows disabled persons 'have to be protected' https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/34269/japan-knife-attack-shows-disabled-persons-have-to-be-protected (July 29, 2016)

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