People
Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.
— Albert Camus
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A bleak list of fates for martyrs: being forgotten, mocked or used. Being understood is off the menu entirely. Addressed to a friend, the tone is weary rather than heroic, suggesting sacrifice rarely earns the recognition people imagine.
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