“When a war breaks out, people say: "It's too stupid; it can't last long." But though the war may well be "too stupid," that doesn't prevent its lasting. Stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves.”

—  Albert Camus , book The Plague

The Plague (1947)

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French author and journalist 1913–1960

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