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The position of personal responsibility in which he finds himself may pass unnoticed or be evaded, but it is present in each important decision, each serious action. Whether knowingly or unwittingly, he pronounces judgement on each occasion: the faculty of discrimination is always exercised, even by taking shelter under the rigid dogmas of ancient institutions. They may rob him of this feeling of responsibility but its actuality remains.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 2 : Its Choice > # 494