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Frantz Fanon quotes

French Psychologist July 20, 1925 – December 6, 1961

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The unpreparedness of the educated classes, the lack of practical links between them and the mass of the people, their laziness, and, let it be said, their cowardice at the decisive moment of the struggle will give rise to tragic mishaps. Frantz Fanon
However painful it may be for me to accept this conclusion, I am obliged to state it: for the black man there is only one destiny. And it is white. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "What matters is not to know the world but to change it."
What matters is not to know the world but to change it. Frantz Fanon
When someone strives & strains to prove to me that black men are as intelligent as white men, I say that intelligence has never saved anyone; and that is true, for, if philosophy and intelligence are invoked to proclaim the equality of men, they have also been employed to justify the extermination of men. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "They realize at last that change does not mean reform, that..."
They realize at last that change does not mean reform, that change does not mean improvement. Frantz Fanon
I am black; I am in total fusion with the world, in sympathetic affinity with the earth, losing my id in the heart of the cosmos -- and the white man, however intelligent he may be, is incapable of understanding Louis Armstrong or songs from the Congo. I am black, not because of a curse, but because my skin has been able to capture all the cosmic effluvia. I am truly a drop of sun under the earth. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "The colonized is elevated above his jungle status in..."
The colonized is elevated above his jungle status in proportion to his adoption of the mother country's cultural standards. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "For the black man there is only one destiny. And it is white."
For the black man there is only one destiny. And it is white. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "Everything can be explained to the people, on the single..."
Everything can be explained to the people, on the single condition that you want them to understand. Frantz Fanon
Every race will have disagreements amongst themselves, but we must put aside our differences, and work together for the advancement of that race" Sandra Forsythe Frantz Fanon
Introducing someone as a "Negro poet with a University degree" or again, quite simply, the expression, "a great black poet." These ready-made phrases, which seem in a common-sense way to fill a need-or have a hidden subtlety, a permanent rub. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "We believe that an individual must endeavor to assume the..."
We believe that an individual must endeavor to assume the universalism inherent in the human condition. Frantz Fanon
The basic confrontation which seemed to be colonialism versus anti-colonialism, indeed capitalism versus socialism, is already losing its importance. What matters today, the issue which blocks the horizon, is the need for a redistribution of wealth. Humanity will have to address this question, no matter how devastating the consequences may be. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must..."
Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well. Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon quote: "Mastery of language affords remarkable power."
Mastery of language affords remarkable power. Frantz Fanon

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