Life is whole only when it isn't subordinate to a specific object that exceeds it. In this way, the essence of entirety is freedom. (Georges Bataille)

Life is whole only when it isn't subordinate to a specific object that exceeds it. In this way, the essence of entirety is freedom.

Georges Bataille

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