But again and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. The schoolteacher is well aware of this. And the question is not one of knowing what punishment or reward attends the making of this calculation. The question is one of knowing whether two and two do make four
Albert CamusA rรฉgime [Nazism] which invented a biological foreign policy was obviously acting against its own best interests. But at least it obeyed its own particular logic.
Albert CamusAgain and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. ("The Plague")
Albert CamusIn fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone means thinking about that person every minute of the day, without letting oneโs thoughts be diverted by anything- by meals, by a fly that settles on oneโs cheek, by household duties, or by a sudden itch somewhere. But there are always flies and itches. Thatโs why life is difficult to live.
Albert Camus