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“Men do not like to feel themselves in danger. Yet, it is because there are real dangers, real…”
“Men do not like to feel themselves in danger. Yet, it is because there are real dangers, real…”

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“Men do not like to feel themselves in danger. Yet, it is because there are real dangers, real failures and real earthly damnation that words like victory, wisdom, or joy have meaning. Nothing is decided in advance, and it is because man has something to lose and because he can lose that he can also win.”

Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity

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