The confession is the ritual through which society extracts ... - Michel Foucault

"The confession is the ritual through which society extracts truth from the subject, making power productive."

Michel Foucault Faith

Philosopher, Theorist French 1926–1984

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

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"You have to believe in something, or you'll fall for anything."

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