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Certainement qui est en droit de vous rendre absurde est en droit de vous rendre injuste.
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The quote links absurdity and injustice as effects of the same power over a person. If someone is entitled to “make you absurd”—to make your position seem senseless—the quote says that person is also entitled to “make you unjust,” affecting how you judge and treat others. Control over your reasoning can therefore reach your sense of fairness.
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