"(...) Der Mensch muß sich sein eigenes Wesen schaffen; indem er sich in die Welt wirft, in ihr leidet, in ihr kämpft, definiert er sich allmählich; und die Definition bleibt immer offen; man kann nicht sagen, was ein bestimmter Mensch ist, bevor er nicht gestorben ist, oder was die Menschheit ist, bevor sie nicht verschwunden ist."
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Jean-Paul Sartre
1905 – 1980
französischer Philosoph und Schriftsteller
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