Sublime

What it means to be Martin is inseparable from the relative priority of my practical identities.

Because it is not given what we should do or who we should be, there is always a question of with whom and with what we should keep faith.

The political project of democratic socialism requires secular faith.

The more free time we have to pursue the activities that matter to us, the wealthier we are.

The point of leading a free life—both individually and collectively—is not to transcend the realm of necessity but to be able to negotiate its relation to the realm of freedom.

Under capitalism, all questions of what we need, what we want, and what is durable, must be subordinated to the question of what is profitable.

the key to democratic socialism is to have institutions in which we participate because we recognize ourselves and our freedom in their form.

Being Martin is not a final identity but consists in striving to be Martin, striving to maintain or transform the relations of priority among my practical identities in the form of an existential identity.

our democratic decisions regarding the distribution of wealth are thus constrained by the need to facilitate continued profiteering.