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Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.

Simone de Beauvoir

Freedom is the source from which all significations and all values spring. It is the original condition of all justification of existence.
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Existence Freedom Spring Value
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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Life Oneself Value
I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short.
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Judgement Love Myself Relationship Time
If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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Blame Character Yourself
Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.
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Oppression Protection
One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius; and the feminine situation has up to the present rendered this becoming practically impossible.
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Born Genius Impossible Oneself Presence
What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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Age Children Perspective
You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
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Confidence Eyes Himself See Yourself
I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
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Myself Self Love
Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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Freedom Love Philosophy
Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
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Man Truth View World
Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.
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Blame Fly Herself Wings
He reflected. ‘I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!
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Different Himself Lie People Reflection
To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude.
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Attitude Politics
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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Art Husband Marriage
One of the benefits that oppression secures for the oppressor is that the humblest among them feels superior.
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Feeling Humble Oppression Secure

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