Then there would awaken within those men, as required by events themselves, those so to speak sacerdotal potentialities the grace of Christ sows in each of us. This would still be existing and suffering with the people but acting with the people only on an evangelic and almost sacerdotal plane. Such evangelic action has always been needed. Given the pace at which the world is going, it will probably become more and more necessary. But as long as a spark of civilization is alive, men will not be obliged to fall back on these means alone.
Political action is demanded by man's very nature.
Freedom must be saved. Man and the State, p. 72.