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Quote by Simone Weil
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment

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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The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. – 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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I do not say think as I think, but think in my way. Fear no shadows, least of all in that great spectre of personal unhappiness which binds half the world to orthodoxy. – Thomas Huxley

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There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. – Mark Twain

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Whats powerful about a love scene is not seeing the act. Its seeing the passion, the need, the desire, the caring, the fear. – Patrick Swayze

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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. – Thomas Jefferson

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