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

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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No emancipation without that of society.

No emancipation without that of society.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

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...

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it...

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it...

Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization...

Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization...

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.

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

Horror is beyond the reach of psychology.

Horror is beyond the reach of psychology.

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

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

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

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

He who integrates is lost.

He who integrates is lost.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

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.

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

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

He who matures early lives in anticipation.

He who matures early lives in anticipation.

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.

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.

There is no love that is not an echo.

There is no love that is not an echo.