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The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that
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"The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us"

- Michel Foucault

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This quote by Michel Foucault talks with the idea that fascism is not just an outside pressure, however an internal one too. He recommends that fascism is present in our very own ideas and also activities, and that it is something we are attracted to as well as also enjoy. This is because fascism is a form of power, and we are normally attracted to power. Nevertheless, this power is ultimately what dominates and also manipulates us. This quote is a tip that we should recognize the fascism within us, and aim to withstand it in order to secure ourselves from its oppressive as well as unscrupulous nature.

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Michel Foucault between October 15, 1926 and June 26, 1984. He/she was a famous Historian from France. The author also have 10 other quotes.

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