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

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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

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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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Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

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

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Freedom, "that terrible word inscribed on the chariot of the storm," is the motivating principle of all revolutions. Without it, justice seems inconce...more

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Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.