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Quote by Simone Weil
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of

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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The only way into truth is through ones own annihilation through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. – Simone Weil

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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. – Simone Weil

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Im a history nut. – Billy Joel

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In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that. – Wallace Shawn

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History is nothing but a problem of mechanics applied to psychology. – Hippolyte Taine

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