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What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences.


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Author Bio


  • NameAbbe Pierre
  • DescriptionFrench Catholic priest
  • AliasesAbbe Pierre; Henri Grouès; Henri Groues; Henri Marie Joseph Grouès
  • BornAugust 5, 1912
  • DiedJanuary 22, 2007
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPresbyter; Politician; Priest
  • AwardsGrand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1939–1945; Médaille De La Résistance; Balzan Prize