"There is no right to punish. There is only the power to punish,' she wrote. 'A man is punished for his crime because the State is stronger than he; the great crime of War is not punished because beyond the individual there is mankind, and beyond mankind there is nothing at all."

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Source : Benjamin Moser (2009). “Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector”, p.105, Oxford University Press

Benjamin Moser

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #Stronger Quotes

“Education no longer has a humanist end or any value in itself; it has only one goal, to create technicians.”
“Enough madness? Enough? And how do you measure madness? - The Joker”
“They treat me like a fox, a cunning fellow ( Schlaukopf ) of the first rank. But the truth is that with a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and when I have to do with a pirate, I try to be a pirate and a half.”
“The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.”
“I have been involved in some films other actresses would not have done.”
“Love was love, one could find it with anyone, one could find it anywhere. It was just that you could never keep it. Not unless you were ready to die for it.”
“Fur is my default, my indulgence. All human beings and myself have a lot of defaults. Many indulgences.”

Source : "Catherine Malandrino Loves Fur, Old Buildings, Cigarettes". Interview with Corbin Chamberlin, www.thecut.com. February 13, 2011.
“A genius of comedy His talent brought joy and Laughter to all the world.”

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