Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill i…

Simone Weil
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Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing is easier. And once they are dead they are no more than corpses. ✨ Three Letters on History: Thophile de Viau (written 1938 - 1939)
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Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing is easier. And once they are dead they are no more than corpses. ✨ Three Letters on History: Thophile de Viau (written 1938 - 1939)

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