"There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice."
― Simone Weil
Topic(s):
Society
More From Simone Weil
- "As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles."
- "Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being."
- "The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work."
More In Society
- "It is not a fragrant world."― Raymond Chandler
- "But hey, when you live in Watts, you need a little smack to get by, you know what I mean? You need something soft and comfortable in your life, ’cause you’re not going to get it from what’s around you. And society isn’t going to give it to you."― Jerry Garcia
- "Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector."― David Rockefeller