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The capacity to love is determined by the fact that man is ready to seek the good consciously with others, to subordinate himself to this good because of others, or to subordinate himself to others because of this good.

The capacity to love is determined by the fact that man is ready to seek the good consciously with others, to subordinate himself to this good because of others, or to subordinate himself to others because of this good.

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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