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Fervor is the weapon of choice for the impotent.
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
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