Refuse to be an accomplice.

Simone Weil

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Political courage Standing up for what's right Courage Politics

Author

Simone Weil

Source

Journals of Simone Weil

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

French

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Weil, Simone. Personal notebook entry. c 1933.

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Brecht, Bertolt. "Fragen eines lesenden Arbeiters [Questions of a Reading Worker]." Das Wort, 1936.

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Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.

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The pleasure of love is in the loving. We are happier in the passion we feel than in that we arouse.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Gratitude to God Gratitude
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David
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