No emancipation without that of society.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.

When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.

History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.

History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.

Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself,...

Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself,...

The first and only principle of sexual ethics: the accuser is always in the wrong.

The first and only principle of sexual ethics: the accuser is always in the wrong.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

Fascism is itself less 'ideological', in so far as it openly proclaims the principle of...

Fascism is itself less 'ideological', in so far as it openly proclaims the principle of...

Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of...

Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of...

Life has become the ideology of its own absence.

Life has become the ideology of its own absence.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.

Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people.

Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

There is no love that is not an echo.

There is no love that is not an echo.