“I am condemned to be free.”

Je suis condamné à être libre.
Part 4, chapter 1
Being and Nothingness (1943)

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L'homme est condamné à être libre.

L'existentialisme est un humanisme, 1946
Variant: Je suis condamné à être libre.

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French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, sc… 1905–1980

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