French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.
Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
I have never been able to renounce the light, the pleasure of being, and the freedom in which I grew up.
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.