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Man is abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no aim but what he sets himself.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Jean-Paul Sartre
Age: 74 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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