Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: th…

Albert Camus
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Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, p.291, Vintage
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