Quote by Foucault, Michel

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to obtain the necessaries of life, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

Foucault, Michel Freedom
Philosopher-Historian French 1926–1984

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