“It is never right to be more Catholic than the Pope.”

— Helena Modjeska

Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska http://books.google.com/books?id=z5AXAAAAYAAJ&q=%22It+is+never+right+to+be+more+Catholic+than+the+Pope%22&pg=PA190#v=onepage (1910)

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Polish-American actress 1840–1909

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