Without giving up anything on the plane of justice, yield nothing on the plane of freedom.
Albert Camus
Justice Principles, Freedom Rights, Stand Firm, Equality Justice, Human Rights, Moral Integrity
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More Albert Camus Quotes
“The absurd is essentially a divorce. It lies in neither of the elements compared; it is born of their confrontation.” Albert Camus
Philosophical Conflict, Absurd Existence, Element Comparison, Absurd, Conflict, Confrontation
Albert Camus Philosophical Conflict, Absurd Existence, Element Comparison, Absurd, Conflict, Confrontation“Find your happiness in yourself.” Albert Camus
Self-Happiness, Personal Fulfillment, Inner Peace, Self-Discovery, Emotional Health, Individual Growth
Albert Camus Self-Happiness, Personal Fulfillment, Inner Peace, Self-Discovery, Emotional Health, Individual Growth“People don’t love each other at our age, Marthe – they please each other, that’s all. Later on, when you’re old and impotent, you can love someone. At our age, you just think you do. That’s all it is.” Albert Camus
Love And Age, Emotional Illusion, Aging Love, Love, Age, Emotion
Albert Camus Love And Age, Emotional Illusion, Aging Love, Love, Age, Emotion“It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.” Albert Camus
Thinking And Morality, Political Reflection, Human Ethics, Thinking, Morality, Ethics
Albert Camus Thinking And Morality, Political Reflection, Human Ethics, Thinking, Morality, Ethics“So all a man could win in the conflict between plague and life was knowledge and memories.” Albert Camus
Conflict Of Life, Wisdom Through Suffering, Life’s Lessons, Memory’s Role, Human Spirit, Philosophical Reflection
Albert Camus Conflict Of Life, Wisdom Through Suffering, Life’s Lessons, Memory’s Role, Human Spirit, Philosophical Reflection“I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison. He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored.” Albert Camus
Time And Memory, Human Experience, Existential Reflection, Time, Memory, Experience
Albert Camus Time And Memory, Human Experience, Existential Reflection, Time, Memory, Experience“We don’t have the time to completely be ourselves. We only have the room to be happy.” Albert Camus
Time Constraint, Happiness Focus, Identity Limitations, Time, Happiness, Identity
Albert Camus Time Constraint, Happiness Focus, Identity Limitations, Time, Happiness, Identity“I sometimes need to write things which I cannot completely control but which therefore prove that what is in me is stronger than I am.” Albert Camus
Creative Struggle, Writing Passion, Inner Strength, Artistic Drive, Self Expression, Uncontrolled Creativity
Albert Camus Creative Struggle, Writing Passion, Inner Strength, Artistic Drive, Self Expression, Uncontrolled Creativity“Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.” Albert Camus
Writing Clarity, Literary Communication, Artistic Expression, Writing, Audience, Thought
Albert Camus Writing Clarity, Literary Communication, Artistic Expression, Writing, Audience, Thought“A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.” Albert Camus
Free Press, Political Freedom, Social Responsibility, Journalism, Freedom, Rights
Albert Camus Free Press, Political Freedom, Social Responsibility, Journalism, Freedom, Rights“The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” Albert Camus
Ignorant Evil, Harmful Good, Misguided Actions, Understanding Importance, Moral Balance, Human Ignorance
Albert Camus Ignorant Evil, Harmful Good, Misguided Actions, Understanding Importance, Moral Balance, Human Ignorance“Life is the sum of your choices.” Albert Camus
Choices And Life, Personal Philosophy, Human Agency, Choices, Life, Philosophy
Albert Camus Choices And Life, Personal Philosophy, Human Agency, Choices, Life, Philosophy“Everything considered, a determined soul will always manage.” Albert Camus
Determined Soul, Existential Strength, Personal Will, Determination, Soul, Strength
Albert Camus Determined Soul, Existential Strength, Personal Will, Determination, Soul, Strength“Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction, therefore it destroys freedom.” Albert Camus
Justice Vs Freedom, Contradiction Suppression, Political Theory, Justice, Freedom, Law
Albert Camus Justice Vs Freedom, Contradiction Suppression, Political Theory, Justice, Freedom, Law“Whereas the Greeks gave to will the boundaries of reason, we have come to put the will’s impulse in the very center of reason, which has, as a result, become deadly.” Albert Camus
Will And Reason, Greek Philosophy, Existential Reflection, Reason, Will, Philosophy
Albert Camus Will And Reason, Greek Philosophy, Existential Reflection, Reason, Will, Philosophy“The absurd is a shadow cast over everything we do and even if we try to live life as if it has meaning as if there are reasons for doing things the absurd will linger in the back of our minds as a nagging doubt that perhaps there is no point.” Albert Camus
Absurdity And Meaning, Existential Philosophy, Human Reflection, Absurdity, Meaning, Philosophy
Albert Camus Absurdity And Meaning, Existential Philosophy, Human Reflection, Absurdity, Meaning, Philosophy“I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe.” Albert Camus
Existential Reflection, Emotional Vulnerability, Cosmic Indifference, Heart, Life, Peace
Albert Camus Existential Reflection, Emotional Vulnerability, Cosmic Indifference, Heart, Life, Peace“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” Albert Camus
Generosity Principle, Future Focus, Present Action, Social Impact, Personal Fulfillment, Ethical Living
Albert Camus Generosity Principle, Future Focus, Present Action, Social Impact, Personal Fulfillment, Ethical Living