“Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.”

French philosopher, mystic, political activist and labourer

Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, political activist, and labourer. She is remembered for a body of thought that continued to shape contemporary philosophy after her short life ended. Her writing and thinking centered on religion, spirituality, and politics. Those themes gave her work a lasting reach, especially among readers drawn to serious moral and political reflection.