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Albert Camus

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Biography - Albert Camus:

French philosopher, author, and journalist. Nobel Prize in Literature (1957).
Born: 1913 - Died: 1960
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Algeria
Algeria

Freedom is not constituted primarily of privilege but of responsibilities.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
La liberté ne comprend pas essentiellement des privilèges, mais surtout des obligations.

German
Die Freiheit besteht in erster Linie nicht aus Privilegien, sondern aus Pflichten.




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Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.

Obedience to the law one has prescribed for oneself is freedom.

Freedom has been wholly interpreted as a right, as a thing which people are entitled to claim, whereas what it really is above all is an obligation and a duty.

A man left alone in the universe would have no rights whatever, but he would have obligations.

Anything that increases freedom increases responsibility.




Quotes for: freedom


Quotes

Quotes about freedom:


There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.





One is not born, but rather becomes, free.





This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.





Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.





People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.





Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.











Quotes for: duty


Quotes

Quotes for: duty


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





Love is a better teacher than duty.





There is only one science to teach to children. It is that of man's duties.





Among the special duties to others, the first is Truthfulness in speech and action.





It is much easier to obey your superior than to command yourself; and when you can do whatever you want, it's not easy to want only what you have to.





Health is the primary duty of life.











Quotes

Albert Camus also said...


The need to be right - the sign of a vulgar mind.





In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.





The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.





There are more things to admire in men than to despise.





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.





True artists scorn nothing: they are obliged to understand rather than to judge.












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