"First all men must be able to become men by the improvement of their conditions of existence, so that a universal morality can be created. If I begin by saying to them: "Thou shalt not lie," there is no longer any possibility of political action. What matters first is the liberation of man."

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Source: Dirty Hands. Book by Jean-Paul Sartre, Act 5, sc. 3, 1948.

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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher and playwright known for his existentialist ideas, particularly in works like 'Being and Nothingness'.

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