Benedict Anderson Quotes

It is the magic of nationalism to turn chance into destiny. With Debray we might say, 'Yes, it is quite accidental that I am born French; but after all, France is eternal.

Benedict Anderson

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• It is the magic of nationalism to turn chance into destiny. With Debray we might say, 'Yes, it is quite accidental that I am born French; but after all, France is eternal.

  

  Benedict Anderson
  • Destiny
  • French
  • Nationalism