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So long as a man can look into the eyes of his oppressor, he is free
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you
Human freedom is realised in the adoption of humanity as an end in itself, for the one thing that no-one can be compelled to do by another is to adopt a particular end
Freedom is alone the unoriginated birthright of man; it belongs to him by force of his humanity, and is in dependence on the will and coaction of every other, in so far as this consists with every other person's freedom
I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind
Liberty is the right to do whatever the law permits
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free
Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone
If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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