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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.
— Wole Soyinka
Tags: freedom, history, me, truth

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I am a glutton for tranquility.
— Wole Soyinka
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I'm not sure I'm trying to communicate a message. I'm just trying to be part of the movement away from the unacceptable present.
— Wole Soyinka
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The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.
— Wole Soyinka
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Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
— Wole Soyinka
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I'm an Afro-realist. I take what comes, and I do my best to affect what is unacceptable in society.
— Wole Soyinka
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