Chinua AchebeStorytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control, they frighten usurpers of the right-to-freedom of the human spirit -- in state, in church or mosque, in party congress, in the university or wherever.
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The storyteller is a threat. A threat to all champions of control, to all usurpers of the right-to-freedom of the human spirit -- in state, in church or mosque, in party congress, in the university or wherever. This is because they are also a threat to those who would suppress freedom of speech. For the true storyteller is always an enemy of those who have sought to dominate others with their power. The storyteller has the power to define the world -- which is why this person is always at risk.
Source: Anthills Of The Savannah
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