But that dream of freedom is in chains. We declared the Rights of Man, but ignored the obligations, and that has left us divided, self-righteous, and rootless.
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The fact that a human being possesses an eternal destiny imposes only one obligation: respect. The obligation is only performed if the respect is effectively expressed in a real, not a fictictious way; and this can only be done through the medium of Man's earthly needs.....
—THE NEED FOR ROOTS , Simone Weil
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Yes, I know, “eternal destiny ” is not a fact that science recognizes, and it seems sometimes that those political forces that do recognize it care nothing for the poor and oppressed. But this isn't an argument like “Passing Notes,”but just quick concluding notes, about our roots, about a dream...