"To speak a language is to take on…" — Frantz Fanon

"To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture."

— Frantz Fanon

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73 Quotes by Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon has 73 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Anti-Semitism hits me on the head: I am enraged, I am bled white by an appalling battle, I am deprived…
Hate demands existence, and he who hates has to show his hate in appropriate actions and behaviors; in a sense,…
If the building of a bridge does not enrich the awareness of those who work on it, then the bridge…
The settler makes history and is conscious of making it. And because he constantly refers to the history of his…
Capitalist exploitation and cartels and monopolies are the enemies of underdeveloped countries. On the other hand a regime which is…
I feel my soul as vast as the world, truly a soul as deep as the deepest of rivers; my…
For the beloved should not allow me to turn my infantile fantasies into reality: On the contrary, he should help…
I want the world to recognize with me the open door of every consciousness
A government or a party gets the people it deserves and sooner or later a people gets the government it…
In the colonial context the settler only ends his work of breaking in the native when the latter admits loudly…
To educate the masses politically does not mean, cannot mean, making a political speech. What it means is to try,…
The native must realize that colonialism never gives anything away for nothing.

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Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of… — Hannah Arendt
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your… — Antonin Artaud
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or… — Michelle Bachelet
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed… — Lord Acton
Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really… — Erykah Badu
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to… — Joan Baez
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. — Walter Bagehot
We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on… — Pearl Bailey

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