Pope Leo XIII Quote

"It is an injustice, a grave evil and a disturbance of the right order,
for a larger and higher organisation, to arrogate to itself functions
which can be performed efficiently by smaller and lower bodies."

by:	Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903)
Source:	The first principle against subsidiarity (giving away power) in the first ecumenical by Pope Leo XIII (and later recalled in papal encyclical 'Quadragesimo Anno' in 1931).
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Categories:	Government, Independence, Individual Rights, Power, Responsibility, Tyranny, Usurpation
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-- Mike, Norwalk
I had never heard this before, very well stated.  -- J. Allen, Arlington, Va
-- jim k, Austin
The Pope dun got it rite ( sorry -- it just wanted to come out that way ).  -- Bob, Charlotte, VT
This is a principle of a republican form of government.  -- E Archer, NYC

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