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" The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance. "
Albert Camus
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" After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Conscious of not being able to separate myself from my time, I have decided to become part of it. "
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