Full Idea
To the dimmed understanding of our age there seems nothing odd in claiming an equal share of privilege for everybody - an equal share in things whose essence is privilege.
Gist of Idea
People absurdly claim an equal share of things which are essentially privileged
Source
Simone Weil (Human Personality [1943], p.84)
Book Reference
Weil,Simone: 'An Anthology' [Penguin 1986], p.84
A Reaction
Not sure what she has in mind. Probably not the finest food and drink. I suppose she is attacking the modern egalitarian view of democratic society. What things have privilege as their 'essence'? Being a 'winner'? Interesting, though.