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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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

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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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One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.

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The body politic, like the human body, begins to die from its birth, and bears in itself the cause of its destruction.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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