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Purely historical thought is therefore nihilistic: it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history and in this way is opposed to rebellion.

Purely historical thought is therefore nihilistic: it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history and in this way is opposed to rebellion.

Albert Camus
History, Evil, Historical
"The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt".

History only exists, in the final analysis, for God.

Albert Camus
History, Finals, Analysis
Albert Camus (2012). “The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt”, p.289, Vintage

Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like certainties. Of it, at least, I am certain, and how can I deny this force crushing me.

Albert Camus
Crush, History, Deny
Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.86, Vintage

If man is reduced to being nothing but a character in history, he has no other choice but to subside into the sound and fury of acompletely irrational history or to endow history with the form of human reason.

Albert Camus
Character, Men, History
Albert Camus (2012). “The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt”, p.221, Vintage

Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.

Albert Camus
History, Encounters, Want
Albert Camus (2012). “The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt”, p.248, Vintage

The entire history of mankind is, in any case, nothing but a prolonged fight to the death for the conquest of universal prestige and absolute power.

Albert Camus
Fighting, History, Prestige
Albert Camus (2012). “The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt”, p.139, Vintage

Revolution, in order to be creative, cannot do without either a moral or metaphysical rule to balance the insanity of history.

Albert Camus
Order, History, Creative

History, as an entirety, could only exist in the eyes of an observer outside it and outside the world. History only exists, in the final analysis, for God.

Albert Camus
Eye, History, Finals
Albert Camus (2012). “The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt”, p.289, Vintage

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