All I want is' - and he uttered the final words through clenched teeth and with a sort of shame - 'to retain my freedom.'I should myself have thought,' said Jacques, 'that freedom consisted in frankly confronting situations into which one had deliberately entered, and accepting all one's responsibilities. But that, no doubt, is not your view.
Jean-Paul SartreAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher, Writer
- Nationality: french
- Born: June 21, 1905
- Died: April 15, 1980
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