John Paul IILove consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another.
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Love is the most important of human emotions. It is the force which makes people who they are, and it is the power which makes them stronger when they are down. It is this force which binds them together in a community, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another. Where will the world be if all love were taken away? Where would we be left? Where would humanity be without love? Where would we be without humanity?
Source: Love And Responsibility
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