Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led…

Simone Weil
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Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it. ✨ Simone Weil (2013). The Notebooks of Simone Weil, p.563, Routledge
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Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it. ✨ Simone Weil (2013). The Notebooks of Simone Weil, p.563, Routledge

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