When I search for man in the technique and the style of Europe, I see only a succession of negations of man, and an avalanche of murders.

Quand je cherche l’homme dans la technique et dans le style européens, je vois une succession de négations de l’homme, une avalanche de meurtres.

Frantz Fanon

The Wretched of the Earth

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Topic

European imperialism Europe

Author

Frantz Fanon

Source

The Wretched of the Earth

Genre

Anti-colonial literature Political literature

Language

French

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Martinique Caribbean

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Citation

Fanon, Frantz. Les Damnes de la Terre [The Wretched of the Earth]. Francois Maspero, 1961, conclusion.

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Topic
Absence Missing someone

Author

François de La Rochefoucauld
Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

Current Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.