Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

Quote by Hans-Georg Gadamer

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The real being of language is that into which we are taken up when we...

The real being of language is that into which we are taken up when we...

I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.

I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.

Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a...

Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a...

The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.

The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.

It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish...

It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish...

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired...

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired...

I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots...

I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots...

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever.

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever.

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

Nothing exists except through language.

Nothing exists except through language.

Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it...

Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it...

There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering...

There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering...

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus...

The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus...

We have been terrorised by what happened in America and we express our condolences to...

We have been terrorised by what happened in America and we express our condolences to...

Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe...

Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe...

Living things have been doing just that for a long, long time. Through every kind...

Living things have been doing just that for a long, long time. Through every kind...

The tragedy, the true catastrophe, is that humanity continues

The tragedy, the true catastrophe, is that humanity continues

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen...

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen...

The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes.

The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes.