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Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions.
Michel Foucault
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"Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions."
— Michel Foucault

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Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions. — Michel Foucault

About Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault was a Historian from France (1926–1984).

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Michel Foucault lived from 1926 – 1984.