“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”

— Frantz Fanon , book The Wretched of the Earth

The quote "Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity." is famous quote by Frantz Fanon (1925–1961), Martiniquais writer, psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary.

Variant: Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.
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Martiniquais writer, psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutiona… 1925–1961

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