History teaches us not that progress is inevitable but that ... - Foucault, Michel

This quote is attributed to Foucault, Michel.

"History teaches us not that progress is inevitable but that what seems natural and necessary was once contingent and could have been otherwise."

Foucault, Michel History

Philosopher-Historian French 1926–1984

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