Albert Camus Quotes on Justice
Albert Camus was a 20th-century French philosopher, novelist, and journalist, born in French Algeria, who developed the philosophical position known as absurdism. This page collects quotes attributed to Albert Camus on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Absolute freedom mocks at justice . Absolute justice denies freedom. To be fruitful, the two ideas must find their limits in each other.”
The Rebel(1951) | "Historical Murder", as translated by Anthony Bower -
“One does not decide the truth of a thought according to whether it is right-wing or left-wing.”
Letter to Jean-Paul Sartre , 30 June 1952. As quoted in Paris after the Liberation: 1944-1949 by Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper . -
“Mistaken ideas always end in bloodshed, but in every case it is someone else's blood. That is why some of our thinkers feel free to say just about anything.”
Actuelles I, 1950 -
“The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn.”
The Rebel(1951) -
“"This is the truth," we say. "You can discuss it as much as you want; we aren't interested. But in a few years there'll be the police who will show you we are right."”
The Fall(1956)