Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.

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Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.

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Tout révolutionnaire finit en oppresseur ou en hérétique.

Albert Camus

The Rebel · 1951

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Revolutionaries Revolution Political theory Politics

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1951

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Albert Camus

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Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

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