Writer

Albert Camus

French author and philosopher

Total Mentions

Direct Quotes

1963

First Mention

2020

Latest Mention

Most Frequent Citing Countries

Trinidad and Tobago(2)Togo(2)Syria(2)France(2)Republic of Estonia(1)Canada(1)Argentina(1)

Direct Quotations (2)

"The extremisms of the right or of the left seek totality, that is to say, the elimination of differences, and not unity, which is the harmony of contrasts."

1986Argentina

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"Since atomic war would divest any future of its meaning, it gives us complete freedom of action. We have nothing to lose except everything. So let"

1963Canada

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All Mentions (5)

2020·Republic of Estonia

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Honoured President of the General Assembly, Secretary General Guterres, Dear Members of the UN family, My Brothers and sisters, French author Albert Camus has written: “There have been as many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared.” Last

1999·Trinidad and Tobago

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rined in the international instruments that we have adopted; there is too much of a trend of paying lip-service. We need to take concrete action now. Albert Camus, one of the distinguished writers of modern times noted that, “Probably every generation sees itself as charged with remaking the world. Mine, howeve

1998·France

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ors, which at all costs were to be prevented from happening again — a necessary utopia, perhaps, or a superhuman task. But as the great French writer Albert Camus put it: ”Superhuman tasks are the ones man takes a long time to accomplish, that’s all.” A long time has elapsed, and we are still working on that, s

1971·Togo

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It would be reassuring if, in their daily activities, in the day-to-day exercise of their heavy responsibilities, statesmen were to keep in mind what Albert Camus rightly and most aptly observed, namely that "unless men can refer to a common set of values, recognized by all anJ every one, then man will become i

1969·Syria

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elevate, but will diminish its moral prestige in a restive, explosive world. 91. I am reminded here of the eloquent words of the great French writer, Albert Camus, who once said: “There is no compromise with breach of faith. One has to reject it and fight it.” Again, on another occasion he wrote words which app

Year	Country	Context	Speech
2020	Republic of Estonia	Honoured President of the General Assembly, Secretary General Guterres, Dear Members of the UN family, My Brothers and sisters, French author Albert Camus has written: “There have been as many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared.” Last	View
1999	Trinidad and Tobago	rined in the international instruments that we have adopted; there is too much of a trend of paying lip-service. We need to take concrete action now. Albert Camus, one of the distinguished writers of modern times noted that, “Probably every generation sees itself as charged with remaking the world. Mine, howeve	View
1998	France	ors, which at all costs were to be prevented from happening again — a necessary utopia, perhaps, or a superhuman task. But as the great French writer Albert Camus put it: ”Superhuman tasks are the ones man takes a long time to accomplish, that’s all.” A long time has elapsed, and we are still working on that, s	View
1971	Togo	It would be reassuring if, in their daily activities, in the day-to-day exercise of their heavy responsibilities, statesmen were to keep in mind what Albert Camus rightly and most aptly observed, namely that "unless men can refer to a common set of values, recognized by all anJ every one, then man will become i	View
1969	Syria	elevate, but will diminish its moral prestige in a restive, explosive world. 91. I am reminded here of the eloquent words of the great French writer, Albert Camus, who once said: “There is no compromise with breach of faith. One has to reject it and fight it.” Again, on another occasion he wrote words which app	View