The whole is the false.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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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...

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

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...

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.

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

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

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass.

The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass.

None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.

None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

The specific is not exclusive: it lacks the aspiration to totality.

The specific is not exclusive: it lacks the aspiration to totality.

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid...

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid...

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.

True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.

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...

Normality is death.

Normality is death.

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

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

In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.

In the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.

The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at...

The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at...