Quote by Simone Weil
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous t

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. – Simone Weil

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Every new development for the last three centuries has brought men closer to a state of affairs in which absolutely nothing would be recognized in the whole world as possessing a claim to obedience except the authority of the State. The majority of people in Europe obey nothing else. – Simone Weil

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If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. – Simone Weil

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The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art. – Thom Mayne

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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions. – Samuel Johnson

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