"If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately, it is not compassion, but rather it's contrary, selfishness, that act most strongly in us."

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Source : "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 57), 1937.

African Spir

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“If anyone wants to know what the definition of 'dope' means, it's: 'Definition of Public Enemy.”
“All the American women had purple noses and gray lips and their faces were chalk white from terrible powder. I recognized that the United States could be my life's work.”
“Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it.”
“I'm trying to feel terrified and alone. And regret every decision I've ever made, drenched in a cold sweat. It's called going to sleep. Maybe you've heard of it.”
“You've got to keep things flying.”
“Various "wars on drugs" throughout history have killed millions, enslaved millions more, destroyed families, are usually just thin pretenses for mass incarceration, mass surveillance, ethnic cleansing, population control.”

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“But if you call me Anne, please call me Anne with an 'e'.”
“Machines are on track to be on par with human intelligence in less than 15 years.”

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