A freedom which is interested only in denying.... : Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

“ A freedom which is interested only in denying freedom must be denied. And it is not true that the recognition of the freedom of others limits my own freedom: to be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future; the existence of others as a freedom defines my situation and is even the condition of my own freedom. I am oppressed if I am thrown into prison, but not if I am kept from throwing my neighbor into prison. ”

Simone de Beauvoir
  • From : The Ethics of Ambiguity
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