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Quote by Hankiss Elemér
English (Source)
Man (...) becomes guilty by not being able to truly and fully realize these possibilities; your freedom. He is the only living being in the world who possesses language, speech, with the help of which he can free himself "from the slavery of the given situation"; but he does not necessarily succeed. He is a free being by being able to question the world; but you may be asking the wrong questions. He is a free being by being able to weigh things and make decisions; but he doesn't necessarily have the courage to make real and genuine decisions. He is a free being insofar as he is able to create other worlds beyond the given world; but he may lack the inspiration and willpower necessary to create. It is a free being insofar as it can contradict itself and its own essential nature; but he can also fall prey to his instincts and nature.