Famous Quotes | A self-respecting nation is...

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. - Simone Weil
Attribution: Simone Weil (1909–1943), French philosopher, mystic. repr. In Selected Essays, ed. Richard Rees (1962). “The Power of Words,” Nouveaux Cahiers (April 1 and 15, 1937).

Categories: Mystic, Philosopher, War

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