It is not rebellion itself that is noble, but its aims, even though its achievements are at times ignoble.

Ce n'est pas la révolte en elle-même qui est noble, mais ce qu'elle exige.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic

Rebellion Resisting authority

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Rebel

Medium

Novel

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

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Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Topic
Revolutionaries Revolution Political theory Politics

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
French
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Another quote from the 1940s

Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic
Hell Misanthropy
Speaker
Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.

Another quote originally in French

Things are always at their best in their beginning.

Blaise Pascal

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Topic
Things get worse

Author

Blaise Pascal
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
French
Time
1656 1650s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Pascal, Blaise [published as Louis de Montalte]. "February 25, 1656." Les Provinciales ou Les Lettres Escrites [The Provincial Letters]. c. 1657, letter 4.