It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory mo…

Simone Weil
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It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down. ✨ Simone Weil (2015). Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings, p.139, Wipf and Stock Publishers
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It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down. ✨ Simone Weil (2015). Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings, p.139, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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