The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience

Quote by Albert Camus

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All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on...

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on...

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

If friends were flowers, I'd pick you

If friends were flowers, I'd pick you

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every...

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

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

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...

It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.

The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.

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...