“Barbarism is an unused energy.”

— Michel Henry

Michel Henry, La Barbarie, éd. Grasset, 1987, p. 177
Books on Culture and Barbarism, Barbarism (1987)
Original: (fr) La barbarie est une énergie inemployée.

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