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What matters is not to know the world but to change it.

Frantz Fanon

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Frantz Fanon
Age: 36 †
Born: 1925
Born: July 20
Died: 1961
Died: December 6
Essayist
Philosopher
Politician
Psychiatrist
Sociologist
Writer
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The living expression of the nation is the collective consciousness in motion of the entire people.
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When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe.
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Get used to me, I am not getting used to anyone.
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For violence, like Achilles' lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted.
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