The welfare of the people has always been the alibi of tyrants.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
- Topic: Friendship, Leadership
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More Quotes from Albert Camus
But what is happiness except for the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.
The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world. It cannot, under any circumstances, be to reduce or suppress that freedom, even temporarily.
Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth.
Heroism is accessible. Happiness is more difficult.
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Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are, the more selective you become.
Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
The purpose of Propaganda is to make one set of people forget that other sets of people are human.
Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people – men and women, boys and girls – that make the world a special place.
Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.
I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare—I have no use for him, either.
