We should not ask what we are, but rather how we came to be ... - Michel Foucault

"We should not ask what we are, but rather how we came to be what we are, and what other possibilities remain."

Michel Foucault Philosophy

Philosopher, Theorist French 1926–1984

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"Knowledge is power"

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will"

"Man is neither good nor evil, he is born neutral"

"Truth is a thing of this world"

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."