By definition, a government has no conscience. Som... -Albert Camus

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By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

Albert Camus , Philosopher
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Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. He is best known for his philosophical works, such as "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "The Rebel," and his novels, including "The Stranger" and "The Plague." Camus' existentialist philosophy and examination of the human condition continue to resonate with readers around the world.

Albert Camus Quotes to Explore

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken....
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm....
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives... inside ourselves....
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears....
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady....
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions....
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool....
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding....
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is....
There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed....

Government Quotes to Explore

The United States Government has placed me on no-fly lists....
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no mat...
A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad g...
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation....
The main purpose of Social Security is to redistribute wealth, to make an increasingly large number of Americans dependent on government for their bas...
The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government....
You have to ask yourself seriously: does this government really want to do things or is it more interested in class struggle?...
We've listened to our businesses, and we know they want more tools online so they can do business faster - with less interaction with government....
I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along Long Ridings...
The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of ...