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)

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

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