You say: I am not free. But I have raised and lowered my arm. Everyone understands that this illogical answer is an irrefutable proof of freedom.

About This Quote

Sartre said, "You say: I am not free. But I have raised and lowered my arm. Everyone understands that this illogical answer is an irrefutable proof of freedom." Irrefutable means there's no way to disprove the truth of the statement, so it's true. This quote isn't exactly about freedom.

It's about the fact that you can be held accountable for your actions. When you say something is irrefutable, you're saying it can't be disproven, because there's no way to prove it false. If you're stuck between a rock and a hard place, though, or if someone has tied you up on a chair with your hands behind your back, it doesn't really matter what you believe to be true.

Source: War And Peace

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