Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly

Quote by Albert Camus

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In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible...

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible...

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an...

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an...

After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of...

After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of...

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last...

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last...

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often...

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often...

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the...

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the...

Then came human beings, they wanted to cling but there was nothing to cling to....

Then came human beings, they wanted to cling but there was nothing to cling to....

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and...

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at...

The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at...