Michel Foucault Quotes

Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.

Michel Foucault

Biography

Author Profession: Historian

Nationality: French

Born: October 15, 1926

Died: June 25, 1984

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Authority, Conscience, Dangers, Despotism, Entails, Freedom, More, Than

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