“If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the E...” — Simone Weil Quote

“If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.”

“One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.”

“Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.”

“The whites, who are educated and civilized, swindle me, and I am not hard to swindle because I do not know how to read and write.”

“It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.”

“A disaffected America can be drawn into a civilized - but disruptive - dialogue about political change and reformation.”