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Quote by Albert Camus
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in histo

Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. – Albert Camus

Other quotes by Albert Camus

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future. – Albert Camus

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Freedom
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Albert Camus
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In default of inexhaustible happiness, eternal suffering would at least give us a destiny. But we do not even have that consolation, and our worst agonies come to an end one day. – Albert Camus

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Suffering
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Albert Camus
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The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a mans heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. – Albert Camus

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Struggle
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Albert Camus
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Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. – Margaret Mead

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History

The future is dark, the present burdensome. Only the past, dead and buried, bears contemplation. – G.R. Elton, The Practice of History

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History

History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it. – Rick Warren

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History

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. – Carl T. Rowan

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History

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I mean, movies in general tend to sort of portray time, space and identity as these very solid things. Time moves forward. Space is what it is. You are you, and youre always you. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. Thats all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated? – Robert Plant

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