Diversity, the quantifiable totality of every possible difference, is the motor driving universal energy, and it must be safe guarded from assimilati… - Édouard Glissant

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Diversity, the quantifiable totality of every possible difference, is the motor driving universal energy, and it must be safe guarded from assimilations, from fashions passively accepted as the norm, and from standardized customs.

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About Édouard Glissant

Édouard Glissant (21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) was a Martinican writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic. He is an influential figure in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary and Francophone literature.

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Alternative Names: EdouardGlissant • Edouard Glissant
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