What I know most surely about morality and the duty of man I owe to sport.

Ce que finalment je sais de plus sur la morale et les obligations des hommes, c'est au sport que je le dois, c'est au RUA que je l'ai appris

Albert Camus

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Topic

Sports Morality

Speaker

Albert Camus

Language

French

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Camus, Albert. "La belle époque." RUA, 15 Apr. 1953.

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