Frantz Fanon Quotes on Freedom
Frantz Fanon was a Martinican-born psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary whose work has been foundational for postcolonial theory. This page collects quotes attributed to Frantz Fanon on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Frantz Fanon:
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”
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Attributed to Frantz Fanon:
“Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.”
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Attributed to Frantz Fanon:
“I am not a prisoner of history. I should not seek there for the meaning of my destiny.”
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Attributed to Frantz Fanon:
“The colonized man finds his freedom in and through violence.”
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Attributed to Frantz Fanon:
“What matters now is not to know the world but to change it.”