For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by...

Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, crime, criminals, force, law, state, death, man

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.

Albert Camus
Quote by Albert Camus about opinion, crime, criminals, force, law, state, death, man.
Albert Camus

Albert Camus 1913 - 1960, french Philosopher

Was born on: 07 nov 1913.
Died on 04 jan 1960, at 46 years old.
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