Refuse to be an accomplice.

Simone Weil

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Political courage Standing up for what's right Courage Politics

Author

Simone Weil

Source

Journals of Simone Weil

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

French

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Weil, Simone. Personal notebook entry. c 1933.

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Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

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Strange Fruit
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Language
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Time
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Allan, Lewis. "Strange Fruit." Performed by Billie Holiday. Commodore Records, 1939.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

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Courage Cowardice Death
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Caesar

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William Shakespeare
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Julius Caesar
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Play
Genre
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English
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1599 1590s 16th century
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European Renaissance
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Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2 sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.

Another quote originally in French

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.

Voltaire

Philosophical Dictionary

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Voltaire
Source
Philosophical Dictionary
Genre
Philosophical literature
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Time
1764 1760s 18th century
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Voltaire. "Argent [Money]." Dictionnaire Philosophique [Philosophical Dictionary]. c. 1764.

Another quote of the following type Orders and commands

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

The Wizard of Oz

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Forbidden
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The Wizard of Oz
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Frank Morgan
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The Wizard of Oz
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Film
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Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.