Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes on Freedom
Jean-Paul Sartre was a 20th-century French philosopher, playwright, novelist, and political activist, the leading public exponent of existentialism in the post-war period. This page collects quotes attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre:
“Existence precedes essence.”
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Attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre:
“Man is condemned to be free.”
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Attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre:
“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.”
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Attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre:
“Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.”
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Attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre:
“We are our choices.”