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 / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism

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National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order

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

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