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Albert Camus

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives... inside ourselves.

Albert Camus

War

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Albert Camus is saying that people once thought war was caused by something external or distant, but now we understand that the root of war comes from human nature itself. He points out that the cruelty and violence of war are reflections of what exists within our own minds and hearts.

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