The reality of this world is necessity. The part of man which is in this world is the part which is in bondage to necessity and subject to the misery of need. (Simone Weil)

The reality of this world is necessity. The part of man which is in this world is the part which is in bondage to necessity and subject to the misery of need.

Simone Weil

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