Who said “To eat is to appropriate by destruction.”?

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Jean-Paul Sartre. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceBeing and Nothingness (1943)

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APA

Sartre, J. (n.d.). To eat is to appropriate by destruction. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18231-to-eat-is-to-appropriate-by-destruction/

MLA

Sartre, Jean-Paul. “To eat is to appropriate by destruction.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18231-to-eat-is-to-appropriate-by-destruction/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Sartre, Jean-Paul. “To eat is to appropriate by destruction.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18231-to-eat-is-to-appropriate-by-destruction/.