What makes power hold good is simply the fact that it doesn'... - Foucault, Michel

This quote is attributed to Foucault, Michel.

"What makes power hold good is simply the fact that it doesn't only weigh on us as a force that says no, but that it traverses and produces things."

Foucault, Michel Power

Philosopher-Historian French 1926–1984

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