Full Idea
Order is the first need of all; it evens stands above all needs properly so-called. To be able to conceive it we must know what the other needs are.
Gist of Idea
The need for order stands above all others, and is understood via the other needs
Source
Simone Weil (The Need for Roots [1943], I 'Order')
Book Reference
Weil,Simone: 'The Need for Roots' [Routledge 2002], p.12
A Reaction
This may be music to conservative ears, but you should examine Weil's other ideas to see what she has in mind.
Related Idea
Idea 23829 National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil]