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

~Theodor Adorno

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The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated.

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

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The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

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Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them.

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The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

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

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He who integrates is lost.

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

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

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Philosopher

Born: September 11th, 1903

Died: August 6th, 1969

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