We are made docile not primarily through violence but throug... - Michel Foucault

"We are made docile not primarily through violence but through our own investment in disciplines of self-improvement."

Michel Foucault Health

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"

"You can't expect to be happy if you're surrounded by mess."

"Health and happiness - these are true wealth"

"How can you live like this? It's like a pigsty!"

"You're going to get sick living like this."