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Theodor Adorno quotes

Deutsch Philosopher September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969

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Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has itself died, can inflict it administratively on innumerable people. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "The thought that murders the wish that fathered it will be..."
The thought that murders the wish that fathered it will be overtaken by the revenge of stupidity Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its..."
Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Jazz is the false liquidation of art? instead of utopia..."
Jazz is the false liquidation of art? instead of utopia becoming reality it disappears from the picture. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Every work of art is an uncommitted crime."
Every work of art is an uncommitted crime. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to..."
Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "In his state of complete powerlessness the individual..."
In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth."
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "The joke of our time is the suicide of intention."
The joke of our time is the suicide of intention. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the..."
No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit. Theodor Adorno
Thus is order ensured: some have to play the game because they cannot otherwise live, and those who could live otherwise are kept out because they do not want to play the game. It is as if the class from which independent intellectuals have defected takes its revenge, by pressing its demands home in the very domain where the deserter seeks refuge. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully..."
The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners."
The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners. Theodor Adorno
Art is permitted to survive only if it renounces the right to be different, and integrates itself into the omnipotent realm of the profane. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Everything that has ever been called folk art has always..."
Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination. Theodor Adorno

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