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For a man who loves power, competition from the gods is annoying. I have done away with that. I have proven to these illusory godsthat a man, if he has the will, can practice, without any apprenticeship, their ridiculous trade.

Albert Camus

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Albert Camus
Age: 46 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 7
Died: 1960
Died: January 4
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Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.
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You will always win if you make an effort, no matter how much. However, if you failed it means you were too lazy.
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