Albert Camus Quotes on Culture
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We have exiled beauty; the Greeks took up arms for her.
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All of us, among the ruins, are preparing a renaissance beyond the limits of nihilism. But few of us know it.
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Barbarism is never temporary. Sufficient allowance is never made for it, and, quite naturally, from art barbarism extends to morals.
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National society can be preserved only by opening it up to a universal perspective.
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The contrary of a civilized nation is a creative nation.
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We live in an unsacrosanct moment in history.
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We must accept the dangers: the era of chairbound artists is over. But we must reject the bitterness ... Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.