The whole of history is the history of murderers. If you become a murderer, fame will be very easy. You can become a prime minister, you can become a president–but these are all masks. Behind them you will find very violent people, terribly violent people hiding, smiling. Those smiles are political, diplomatic. If the mask slips, you will always see Genghis Khan, Tamerlane, Nadir Shah, Napoleon, Alexander, Hitler, hiding behind. Osho
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Albert Camus said, “The whole of history is the history of murderers.” The more people that are murdered, the more famous they become. This quote is saying that there are many murderers in history. It is also saying that they all wore masks to hide their true nature. If you become a murderer, like these people did, you will be very famous.

Source: Creativity: Unleashing The Forces Within

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