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

Topics: Tyranny Quotes

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I...

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society...

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society...

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom,...

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom,...

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

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.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

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

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

To marry a woman who you love and who loves you is to lay a...

To marry a woman who you love and who loves you is to lay a...

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

A man is morally free when, in full possession of his living humanity, he judges...

A man is morally free when, in full possession of his living humanity, he judges...