Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like c…

Albert Camus
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Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like certainties. Of it, at least, I am certain, and how can I deny this force crushing me. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.86, Vintage
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Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like certainties. Of it, at least, I am certain, and how can I deny this force crushing me. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.86, Vintage

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