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Sapientiae Christianae §19 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope Leo XIII

Sapientiae Christianae §19

Sapientiae Christianae

¹⁹ The wisdom of this precept is readily apprehended. In truth, thought is the principle of action, and hence there cannot exist agreement of will, or similarity of action, if people all think differently one from the other.

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Source: Sapientiae Christianae (Vatican.va)