Each man lives for himself, uses his freedom to achieve his personal goals, and feels with his whole being that right now he can or cannot do such-and-such an action; but as soon as he does it, this action, committed at a certain moment in time, becomes irreversible, and makes itself the property of history, in which is has not a free but a predestined significance.
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About Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace.
Themes
- Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination