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The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and d

The role of the intelligence – that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. – Simone Weil

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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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As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. – Simone Weil

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Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence. – Victor Hugo

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Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed. – Maurice Saatchi

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Someday well learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S. But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation. – Frank Rich

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I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence. – William F. Buckley, Jr.

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