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In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself - limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin ...more

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

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If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic...more

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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because ...more

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I don't want to be a genius-I have enough problems just trying to be a man.

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But a man's beauty represents inner, functional truths: his face shows what he can do.