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Quote by Wole Soyinka
Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antit

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. – Wole Soyinka

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Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie. – Wole Soyinka

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But when youre deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship. But you have to survive and so you devise all kinds of mental exercises and its amazing. – Wole Soyinka

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