Beyond Plans and Programs Are Real People Who Live, Struggle and Suffer

It must never be forgotten that political and economic activity is only effective when it is understood as a prudential activity, guided by a perennial concept of justice and constantly conscious of the fact that, above and beyond our plans and programs, we are dealing with real men and women who live, struggle and suffer, and are often forced to live in great poverty, deprived of all rights.

Pope Francis in his Speech to the UN on September 25, 2015