“The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.”
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin (1881–1955) French philosopher and Jesuit priest
“The future belongs to those who can generate hope from the past rather than despair.”
Northern Ireland: Bloody Sunday commemorated 50 years on https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2022-01/northern-ireland-bloody-sunday-commemorated-50-years-on.html (29 January 2022)
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