No emancipation without that of society.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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

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

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

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

Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the...

Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the...

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has...

Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has...

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...

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay...

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay...

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their...

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their...

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.

Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed...

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed...

To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.

To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.

Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.

Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his...

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his...

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of...

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of...

Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think.

Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think.

He who integrates is lost.

He who integrates is lost.