Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes. (Simone de Beauvoir)

Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.

Simone de Beauvoir

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