Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Albert Camus
Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love
Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic
Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.
Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely
Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.
One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves
One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.
How hard, how bitter it is to become a man
How hard, how bitter it is to become a man.
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm.
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians
What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christia.