"Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities."
— Pope Francis

January 1, 1970

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Said in criticism of the government of Néstor Kirchner, former President of Argentina, in 2009, as quoted in "Pope Francis: the humble pontiff with practical approach to poverty" by Mark Rice-Oxley, in The Guardian (13 March 2013)