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The will of the world is always a will to death, a will to suicide. We must not accept this suicide, and we must so act that it cannot take place.

Jacques Ellul

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Jacques Ellul
Age: 82 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 6
Died: 1994
Died: May 19
French Resistance Fighter
Philosopher
Sociologist
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
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