The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one s…

Albert Camus
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The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other. ✨ Albert Camus (2013). Algerian Chronicles, p.28, Harvard University Press
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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Caligula and Three Other Plays, p.104, Vintage
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The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other. ✨ Albert Camus (2013). Algerian Chronicles, p.28, Harvard University Press

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