A government or a party gets the people it deserves and sooner or later a people gets the government it deserves.
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Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Each generation has a responsibility to find and pursue its purpose.
Frantz Fanon's quote highlights the idea that every generation faces the task of identifying its unique mission or purpose in life. This mission can be fulfilling or neglected, with the impact of their choices remaining somewhat hidden or ambiguous to those outside their generation.
Themes
GenerationMissionPurposeFulfillmentResponsibility
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about social change.
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