What I believe to be true I must therefore preserve. What seems to me …

Albert Camus
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What I believe to be true I must therefore preserve. What seems to me so obvious, even against me, I must support. ✨ Albert Camus (1955). The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
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What I believe to be true I must therefore preserve. What seems to me so obvious, even against me, I must support. ✨ Albert Camus (1955). The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

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