"Au niveau des individus, la violence désintoxique. Elle débarrasse le colonisé de son complexe d'infériorité, de ses attitudes contemplatives ou désespérées. Elle le rend intrépide, le réhabilite à ses propres yeux."
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At the level of individuals, violence is a cleansing force. It frees the native from his inferiority complex and from his despair and inaction; it makes him fearless and restores his self-respect. — p. 94 — Literal translation: At the level of the individual, violence disintoxicates. It relieves the colonized of his inferiority complex, of his attitudes, contemplative or desperate. It renders him intrepid. It rehabilitates his own eyes.
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