A society which disregards those who are weak and non-productive risks exaggerating the development of reason, organization, aggression and the desire to dominate.It becomes a society without heart, without kindness — a rational and sad society, lacking celebration, divided within itself and given to competition, rivalry and, finally violence.”
~Jean Vanier from Man and Woman, God Made Them
Hear more of Jean Vanier in The Wisdom of Tenderness
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