>“Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity.”
Hard to start any conversation this day without touching on the situation in Ukraine. I feel ashamed to be a Russian these days, and I agree we all have a responsibility for this. Every person can act, even if his action is tiny. I see personal responsibility. Not that much depends on me. But I would prefer to take it rather than ignore it. There is a chance I can do some good by action. There is certainty in making this worse by ignoring it.
> “Men distinguish themselves instead of being merely distinct.”
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