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Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a nece

Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. – Simone Weil

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Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. – Simone Weil

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A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams. – Simone Weil

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The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed. – Mason Cooley

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I think that if your approach is one where you dont want to alienate anybody, youre going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that youre offering to such an extent that it doesnt have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk. – Eddie Vedder

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Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. – William Wordsworth

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Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many. – Maggie Kuhn

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