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“
Thus the native discovers that his life, his breath, his
beating heart are the same as those of the settler. He finds
out that the settler's skin is not of any more value than
a native's skin; and it must be said that this discovery
shakes the world in a very necessary manner. All the new,
revolutionary assurance of the native stems from it. For
if, in fact, my life is worth as much as the settler's, his
glance no longer shrivels me up nor freezes me, and his
voice no longer turns me into stone.
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― Concerning Violence
― Concerning Violence
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Chapter 90: [This] Countryside
I swear by [this] countryside, you are a native settled on this land, as well as any parent and whatever he may father. We have created man under stress. Does he reckon that no one can do anything against him? He says: "I have used up piles of money!" Does he consider that no one sees him? Have we not granted him both eyes, a tongue and two lips, and guided him along both highroads? Yet he does not tackle the Obstacle!
What will make you realize what the Obstacle
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― A Translation Of The Meaning Of The Noble Qur'an
― A Translation Of The Meaning Of The Noble Qur'an
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