Oration

Anyone saying the Secretary misquoted Ezekiel 25:17 is peddling fake news and ignorant of reality.

— Sean Parnell, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson, in a statement shared on X

The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters!

— Pope Leo XIV, during remarks at a peace meeting in Bamenda, Cameroon, addressing the separatist conflict

For health reasons I must resign from my office in June.

— Jan van Aken announced his resignation for health reasons at a press conference in Berlin.

Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.

— Pope Leo XIV, in a public declaration about war and peace

We will ban private smartphone use in our schools through a state-wide uniform regulation.

— From the Green–CDU coalition's policy paper for Baden-Württemberg; cited in the article as a coalition stance on education policy.

A member of Parliament or a Porsche driver does not need relief at the expense of the general public. This money belongs where it is really needed.

— Sepp Müller, CDU member and co-chair of the joint Union-SPD fuel-price task force, said in late March amid the tank discount debate.

I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.

— Donald Trump, remarks about Pope Leo XIV; posted on Truth Social, as reported by Newsweek.

You have not complied with the obligations of the media law. If you accuse me here of violations of the law, then it is like a shoplifter calling for the police.

— Peter Magyar, speaking in interviews with Kossuth Radio and later on the state TV channel M1, responding to questions about alleged breaches of media law in reporting

The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.

— Melania Trump, reading a statement and declining to take questions from reporters at the White House Grand Foyer.

The United States has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world, and the Catholic Church had better take its side.

— Elbridge Colby, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, during a Pentagon meeting with Cardinal Christophe Pierre.

We protect the citizens and the companies in Germany. But we cannot shield them from all upheavals on the global markets.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, at a press conference at the Federal Chancellery

There he goes again.

— Ronald Reagan during the 1980 presidential campaign, referring to Jimmy Carter's predictability

"No foreign country may interfere in Hungarian elections. This is our country."— Péter Magyar, liberal candidate in Hungary, on foreign interference in Hungarian elections

"Make no mistake about it. None of this would have been possible without the courageous leadership and ironclad determination of President Donald J. Trump," Hegseth said, gesturing to the president, feet away.— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a White House press conference, praising President Donald J. Trump.

Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!

— Pope Leo XIV, during his first Easter Mass as pope, from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, urging peace and dialogue.