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Quote for August 2008

'The very definition of an intellectual comprises a person who necessarily is entangled with the politics and major decisions of his society. Thus, the point is not whether or not an intellectual has a presence in political life. Rather, the point is what should the role of an intellectual be in the present stateof the world, in order that he or she would reach the most decisive, authentic, accurate results.'

Michel Foucault. (2005) [1979]. 'Dialogue between Michel Foucault and Baqir Parham'. In Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson (eds.). Foucault and the Iranian Revolution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 183-184.

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