3 Quotes by Victor E. Frankl

Freedom, however, is not the last word. Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibleness. In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.

When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task; his single and unique task. He will have to acknowledge the fact that even in suffering he is unique and alone in the universe. No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears his burden.

W naszych rozważaniach wyszliśmy od podstawowego fenomenologicznego faktu, a mianowicie tego, iż człowiek jest bytem świadomym i odpowiedzialnym, a jego ukoronowaniem jest synteza obu tych cech, to jest świadomość własnej odpowiedzialności.