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

Tout révolutionnaire finit en oppresseur ou
en hérétique.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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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

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

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

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Human nature Being oneself Authenticity The human condition

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Albert Camus
Source
The Rebel
Genre
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 1950s

The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.

Mao Zedong

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Topic
Battle of ideas
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Mao Zedong
Source
On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Zedong, Mao. "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." Eleventh Session (Enlarged) of the Supreme State Conference. 27 Feb. 1957, Beijing, China.

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There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

Bill Clinton

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Political theory American politics
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Bill Clinton
Source
First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1993 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Clinton, William J. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1993, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote originally in French

What a chimera then is man! What a novelty! What a monster, what a chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, feeble earth-worn, depository of truth, a sink of uncertainty and error, the glory and the shame of the universe.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1670 1670s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 4.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 4.