No code of ethics and no effort are justifiable a priori in the face o…

Albert Camus
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No code of ethics and no effort are justifiable a priori in the face of the cruel mathematics that command our condition. ✨ Albert Camus (1955). The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
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