"Utopia is that which is in contradiction..." - Quote by Albert Camus
Utopia is that which is in contradiction with reality.
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“As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.”
“The important thing isn't the soundness or otherwise of the argument, but for it to make you think.”
“That's the way man is, cher monsieur. He has two faces: he can't love without self-love.”
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“Prison is a Socialist paradise where equality prevails, everything is supplied, and competition is eliminated.”
“The desire to achieve grand utopian plans often poses a grave threat to freedom.”
“Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people Sharing all the world.”
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“A scheme of which every part promises delight, can never be successful; and general disappointment is only warded off by the defence of some little peculiar vexation.”
“The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it's also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim.”
“It is true, I worry about the hype. The only person more over-hyped than me is you.”