Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.
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"Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society." — Michel Foucault
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Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society. — Michel Foucault
About Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault was a Historian from France (1926–1984).
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This quote is attributed to Michel Foucault, a Historian from France.
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Michel Foucault lived from 1926 – 1984.