The duty of the intellectual is to engage with the world, no... - Léopold Sédar Senghor

This quote is attributed to Léopold Sédar Senghor.

"The duty of the intellectual is to engage with the world, not to retreat from it."

Léopold Sédar Senghor Leadership

President, Poet Senegalese 1906–2001

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