It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suff…

Simone Weil
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It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance. ✨ Simone Weil (2003). The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind, p.5, Routledge
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It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance. ✨ Simone Weil (2003). The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind, p.5, Routledge

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