Ideas from 'The Power of Words' by Simone Weil [1934], by Theme Structure
[found in 'An Anthology' by Weil,Simone [Penguin 1986,978-0-141-18819-5]].
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 1. Social Power
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The essence of power is illusory prestige
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 1. Ideology
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A group is only dangerous if it endorses an abstract entity
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
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National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
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National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
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Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters
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