What does it matter? Why can it not be both? The binary is merely a model
We do have free will, but it is limited or ‘determined’ by the material conditions that we live in to implement that change… nonetheless, there is a chance to turn the will into someone material…
A better quote for this would be
[A] man ought to be so deeply convinced that the source of his own moral forces is in himself … that he never despairs and never falls into those vulgar, banal moods, pessimism and optimism. My own state of mind synthesizes these two feelings and transcends them: my mind is pessimistic, but my will is optimistic. Since I never build up illusions, I am seldom disappointed. I’ve always been armed with unlimited patience – not a passive, inert kind, but a patience allied with perseverance.
What does it matter? Why can it not be both? The binary is merely a model
We do have free will, but it is limited or ‘determined’ by the material conditions that we live in to implement that change… nonetheless, there is a chance to turn the will into someone material…
A better quote for this would be
https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/download/27143/20148/61816