More from Simone Weil
- The Iliad or The Poem of Force (1940-1941), p. 192
- Last Notebook (1942) p. 84
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
Gravity and Grace (1947), p. 159 (1972 edition)
Simone Weil on art
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
The Pre-War Notebook (1933-1939), published in First and Last Notebooks (1970) edited by Richard Rees
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