Albert Camus's Quote - To abandon oneself to principles is really to die – and to die for

Quote by Albert Camus

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die – and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love. – Albert Camus

Other quotes by Albert Camus

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium. – Albert Camus

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A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad. – Albert Camus

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Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. – Albert Camus

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