Famous Quotes | It is for the sake of order that...

It is for the sake of order that I seduced Clytemnestra, for the sake of order that I killed my king. I wanted for order to rule and that it rule through me. I have lived without desire, without love, without hope: I made order. Oh! terrible and divine passion! - Jean-Paul Sartre
Attribution: Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980), French novelist, philosopher, dramatist, political activist. Aegistheus in The Flies, act 2, Gallimard (1947).

Categories: Discipline, Dramatist, Philosopher, Political Activist, Power, Sacrifices

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