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Beauty, no doubt, does not make revolutions. But a day will come when revolutions will have need of beauty.
"Beauty, no doubt, does not make revolutions. But a day will come when revolutions will have need of beauty."— Albert Camus
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Meaning of this quote
Political transformation also needs imagination and forms of life worth protecting. Camus resists reducing human aspirations entirely to revolutionary strategy.
Key takeaway:
Include beauty and human flourishing in a vision of change.
Origin of the quote
The Rebel (1951), discussion of art and rebellion.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThis is a traceable English translation of Camus’s argument. Wording can differ across translations.
