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Therefore the misfortune which comes to man as a result of the fact that he was a child is that his freedom was first concealed from him and that all ...more

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We have to respect freedom only when it is intended for freedom, not when it strays, flees itself, and resigns itself. A freedom which is interested o...more

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In oppressing, one becomes oppressed. Men are enchained by reason of their very sovereignty; it is because they alone earn money that their wives dema...more

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Art, literature, and philosophy are attempts to found the world anew on a human freedom: that of the creator; to foster such an aim, one must first un...more

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Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always...more

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(…) symbolism did not fall out of heaven or rise out of subterranean depths: it was elaborated like language, by the human reality…

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Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.

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As far as I am concerned sexuality no longer exists. I used to call this indifference serenity: all at once I have come to see it in another light—it ...more

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What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.

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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the abs...more

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In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, witho...more

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The thing that attracted me about philosophy was that it went straight to essentials. I had never liked fiddling detail; I perceived the general signi...more

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One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

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I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life. I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and to have loneliness, to work much and ...more

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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.