In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limi…

Albert Camus
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In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself - limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, p.22, Vintage
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In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself - limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, p.22, Vintage

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