If a young girl is being forced into a brothel she will not talk about her rights. In such a situation the word would sound ludicrously inadequate. (Simone Weil)

If a young girl is being forced into a brothel she will not talk about her rights. In such a situation the word would sound ludicrously inadequate.

Simone Weil

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