Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.
WOLE SOYINKADon’t take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.
More Wole Soyinka Quotes
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If man cannot, what god dare claim perfection?
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I have one abiding religion-human liberty.
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Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
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Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.
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When a leader encourages the culture of impunity, the society is lost and it makes the work harder for the rest of us.
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The writer is the visionary of his people… He anticipates, he warns.
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It is the human potentials that interest me. I travel and everywhere I go I am amazed at the presence of Nigerians. The intelligence, integrity, productivity, initiative.
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When I say war, I’m not talking about mental war; I’m talking about totally eliminating the obstacles to transformation of our children.
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I believe that each writer must decide in which language he or she is most comfortable.
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My definition of slavery is the deprivation of human volition, any form of relationship between two peoples which is based on the deprivation of volition of one side.
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When you are looking for corruption, you should look at the entire stratum of the society, while some forms of corruption are direct, others are indirect.
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Religion has really spawned some monsters. It always has, historically. Go all the way back to the Inquisition, you know, the Crusades, the Jehad and so on.
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I can look violence in the face and either reject or accept it.
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History teaches us to beware of the excitation of the liberated and the injustices that often accompany their righteous thirst for justice.
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The youth should come together to challenge the status quo. They must not give up.
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