But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a …

Albert Camus
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But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Fall, p.114, Vintage
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But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Fall, p.114, Vintage

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