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" In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish. "
Simone Weil
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" The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at. "
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" The future is made of the same stuff as the present. "
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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. "
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" Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link. "
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" Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. "
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