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Mater et Magistra §167 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §167

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

¹⁶⁷ In the first place, those nations which are still only at the beginning of their journey along the road to economic development would do well to consider carefully the experiences of the wealthier nations which have traversed this road before them.

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Source: Mater et Magistra (Vatican.va)