"Every man lives for himself, he has free will to achieve his personal goals; he feels with his whole being whether he can or cannot now perform this or that action; but if he has performed the act, which he performs at a certain time, it becomes irrevocable, a part of history, and then it is no longer freedom of will, but pre-ordained.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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Every man lives for himself, he has free will to achieve his personal goals; he feels with his whole being whether he can or cannot now perform this or that action; but if he has performed the act, which he performs at a certain time, it becomes irrevocable, a part of history, and then it is no longer freedom of will, but pre-ordained.
""Minden ember önmagáért él, megvan a szabad akarata, hogy elérje személyes céljait; érzi egész lényével, hogy most végrehajthatja-e, vagy nem hajthatja végre ezt vagy azt a cselekedetet; de ha végrehajtotta a cselekedetet, amelyet egy bizonyos időpontban végrehajt, visszavonhatatlanná, a történelem részévé válik, és akkor már nem akaratszabadság, hanem eleve elrendelés ütközik ki rajta."