The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite him…

Albert Camus
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The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all - he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, p.285, Vintage
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The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all - he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, p.285, Vintage

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