--- title: "1 Simone Weil Quotes By Ann McElhinney" description: "1 Simone Weil quotes by Ann McElhinney. Plus more from Ann McElhinney and more Simone Weil sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/ann-mcelhinney-31894_murder_when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has_754788.jpg" --- > [“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder. —SIMONE WEIL”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has-been-placed-by-the-temporal-2/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/ann-mcelhinney-31894_murder_when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has_754788.jpg) ## More by Ann McElhinney > [“It seemed the medical establishment cared more about the principle of unfettered access to abortion than the safety of real-life women”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/it-seemed-the-medical-establishment-cared-more-about-the-principle-of/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“Like the clichéd serial killer, Gosnell kept souvenirs of his crimes. All of those little baby feet in formaldehyde-filled glass jars were trophies. Kareema…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/like-the-clich-d-serial-killer-gosnell-kept-souvenirs-of-his-crimes/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has-been-placed-by-the-temporal-2/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“But Pescatore wasn’t leading a seminar on the morality of abortion. She wanted the jury to focus on the legal requirements for abortion providers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/but-pescatore-wasn-t-leading-a-seminar-on-the-morality-of-abortion/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“The prosecutors squarely confronted the grisly results of abortion. And they discovered that nobody really wanted to talk about it. In fact, they learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/the-prosecutors-squarely-confronted-the-grisly-results-of-abortion/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“...for Taggart, learning the reality of abortion for the first time was shocking. “Even if it’s done right, it’s barbaric,” he told us. “I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/for-taggart-learning-the-reality-of-abortion-for-the-first-time-was/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“Gosnell is African American, and there is a persistent myth that serial killers are all white men. But that’s not true. There are serial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/gosnell-is-african-american-and-there-is-a-persistent-myth-that/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“So the incompetents in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital, knew or should have known that, even by their own lax rules, Gosnell should not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/so-the-incompetents-in-harrisburg-pennsylvania-s-state-capital-knew/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“What courage basically comes down to as human beings is to protect the lives of others, to go out of your way to save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/what-courage-basically-comes-down-to-as-human-beings-is-to-protect/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“Gosnell turned almost no one away from the Women’s Medical Society clinic. This is not meant as a compliment. Repentant Gosnell employee Adrienne Moton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/gosnell-turned-almost-no-one-away-from-the-women-s-medical-society/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“We had, like I said before. . .we had to prevent life. We had to kill. It’s as simple as that.” —STEVE MASSOF”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/we-had-like-i-said-before-we-had-to-prevent-life-we-had-to-kill-it-s/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“Gosnell also may have been motivated by his anger. Many people who knew him told us about his ferocious temper, which could flare up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/gosnell-also-may-have-been-motivated-by-his-anger-many-people-who/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“In any discussion of serial killers, a few notorious names—those of the most prolific killers—always get mentioned. Ted Bundy admitted to killing thirty women,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/in-any-discussion-of-serial-killers-a-few-notorious-names-those-of/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“All serial murders are not sexually-based. There are many other motivations for serial murders including anger, thrill, financial gain, and attention seeking.” It became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/all-serial-murders-are-not-sexually-based-there-are-many-other/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) > [“With a few notable exceptions, state and local government officials had completely failed to do their jobs. Official incompetence, bureaucratic inertia, neglect, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/with-a-few-notable-exceptions-state-and-local-government-officials/) [Ann McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-mcelhinney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simone-weil/ann-mcelhinney/#itemlist", "name": "1 Simone Weil Quotes By Ann McElhinney", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder. —SIMONE WEIL”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ann McElhinney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-mcelhinney/when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has-been-placed-by-the-temporal-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/ann-mcelhinney-31894_murder_when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has_754788.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/ann-mcelhinney-31894_murder_when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has_754788.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/ann-mcelhinney-31894_murder_when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has_754788.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the…” — Ann McElhinney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simone-weil/ann-mcelhinney/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simone-weil/ann-mcelhinney/", "name": "Simone Weil Quotes by Ann McElhinney", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simone-weil/ann-mcelhinney/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/ann-mcelhinney-31894_murder_when-once-a-certain-class-of-people-has_754788.jpg" }, "description": "1 Simone Weil quotes by Ann McElhinney. 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