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Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern

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John Paul II
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Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Pope John Paul II: documented activity in 1978. Wikidata Q989, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q989 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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