To speak...means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization.
Frantz FanonCulture has never the translucidity of custom; it abhors all simplification. In its essence it is opposed to custom, for custom is always the deterioration of culture.
Frantz FanonImperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.
Frantz FanonViolence is a cleansing force. It frees the native from his inferiority complex and from his despair and inaction; it makes him fearless and restores his self-respect
Frantz Fanon