On the Family and Society

A gem of a quote:

"A society built on a family scale is the best guarantee against drifting off course into individualism or collectivism, because within the family the person is always at the center of attention as an end and never as a means... Without families that are strong in their communion and stable in their commitment peoples grow weak... The priority of the family over society and over the State must be affirmed." (paragraph 213, 214, Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church)