with Benny Le ́vy published shortly before his death ( 1980 ), Sartre
describes the ideal, the guiding star of his political life in terms of the
imaginary that has been his weapon as well as his trap throughout his
public life:
Socialism indeed makes no sense except as a dream (comme l’e ́tat reˆve ́), and a poorly
conceived one at that, where man will be free; and it is that condition of freedom
which people who desire socialism, whether they say so or not, [are in fact seeking].
(ORR 347 )
“All Power to the Imagination” 313