Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellspring of initiative and creativity.

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (18 May 1920 - 2 April 2005) reigned as Pope and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, almost 27 years later. His was the third-longest pontificate after Pius IX's 32-year reign and St. Peter's 34+ years. He was the only Polish pope and the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI (Dutch) in the 1520s

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