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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.

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Simone Weil
Age: 34 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 3
Died: 1943
Died: August 24
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Simone Adolphine Weil
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