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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The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation. – Simone Weil

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Faith
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In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – Simone Weil

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power
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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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It is in Saudi Arabias best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office. – Barbara Boxer

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But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than theyve been brought there by no fault of their own, I dont think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society. – Rick Perry

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Our whole society is instantaneous. – Bryan Cranston

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It is a stern fact of history that no nation that rushed to the abyss ever turned back. Not ever, in the long history of the world. We are now on the edge of the abyss. Can we, for the first time in history, turn back? It is up to you. – Taylor Caldwell

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