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The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

by Albert Camus

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Sep 22, 2014 09:42PM

“We are living in the era of premeditation and the perfect crime. Our criminals are no longer helpless children who could plead love as their excuse. On the contrary, they are adults and the have the perfect alibi: philosophy, which can be used for any purpose - even for transforming murderers into judges.”
― Albert Camus, The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

tags: existentialism, nihilism, philosophy

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“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
― Howard Zinn

tags: nationalism, patriotism, war

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“Our true nationality is mankind.”
― H.G. Wells

tags: nationalism, racism

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“Whatever we may do, excess will always keep its place in the heart of man, in the place where solitude is found. We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes and our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to fight them in ourselves and in others.”
― Albert Camus, The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

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