In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing...

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing...

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...

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of...

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of...

Domination delegates the physical violence on which it rests to the dominated.

Domination delegates the physical violence on which it rests to the dominated.

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one...

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one...

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.

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.

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute...

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute...

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own...

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own...

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...

He who has laughter on his side has no need of proof.

He who has laughter on his side has no need of proof.

Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own...

Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own...

If across the Atlantic the ideology was pride, here it is delivering the goods.

If across the Atlantic the ideology was pride, here it is delivering the goods.

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.

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

Tact is the discrimination of differences. It consists in conscious deviations.

Tact is the discrimination of differences. It consists in conscious deviations.

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach...

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach...

The divide of race has been Americas constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives...

The divide of race has been Americas constant curse. Each new wave of immigrants gives...