Albert Camus, “Reflections on the Guillotine,” Resistance, Rebellion and Death (1961).
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A punishment that penalizes without forestalling is indeed called revenge.
— Albert Camus on Capital punishment
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About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French Pied-Noir author, absurdist philosopher and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.
About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French Pied-Noir author, absurdist philosopher and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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