To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every kind of tyranny. (Simone Weil)

To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every kind of tyranny.

Simone Weil

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