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...nothing on earth can stop man from feeling himself born for liberty. Never, whatever may happen, can he accept servitude for he is a thinking creature.

Simone Weil

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Simone Weil
Age: 34 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 3
Died: 1943
Died: August 24
Autobiographer
Diarist
French Resistance Fighter
Philosopher
Poet
Teacher
Trade Unionist
Translator
Writer
Paris
France
Simone Adolphine Weil
Men
Whatever
Slavery
Thinking
Born
Creatures
Feelings
Accept
Happens
Accepting
Earth
Liberty
May
Happen
Servitude
Nothing
Stop
Creature
Never
Feeling
Acceptance

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