Pope John Paul II

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    “For forms of Government let fools contest;
    Whate’er is best administered is best.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Whither goest thou?”
    —Bible: New Testament Peter, in John, 13:36.

    The words, which are repeated in John 16:5, are best known in the Latin form in which they appear in the Vulgate: Quo vadis? Jesus replies, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.”