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> [“All major religious traditions accept that suffering and death are simply part of life. The deep radicalism of humanitarian action is its belief that people are not made to suffer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rieff/all-major-religious-traditions-accept-that-suffering-and-death-are/)

David Rieff

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## More by David Rieff

> [“All major religious traditions accept that suffering and death are simply part of life. The deep radicalism of humanitarian action is its belief that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rieff/all-major-religious-traditions-accept-that-suffering-and-death-are/)

David Rieff

> [“Perhaps we become accustomed to our grief and, as it becomes increasingly familiar, increasingly part of the emotional landscape, it becomes a dullness. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rieff/perhaps-we-become-accustomed-to-our-grief-and-as-it-becomes/)

David Rieff

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