God would be unjust if we were not guilty.
Dieu serait injuste si nous n'étions pas coupables.
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Blaise Pascal, Pensées: It is necessary that we were born guilty, or God would be unjust [Il faut que nous naissions coupables, ou Dieu serait injuste]. This is Pensée 431 in the Édition Gallimard, 1962. It is found in the section entitled "The Signs of True Religion" [Les Marques de la Vraie Religion] | English text, #489; French text, #205