Theodor W. Adorno Quotes

German - Philosopher | September 11, 1903 - August 6, 1969

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

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ChoiceHardestWhoHitThose

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

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PeopleDistanceBetweenShowsItself

Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.

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TechnologyMenMakingBrutalPrecise

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

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AgeIndividualityQuestionIndividual

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

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WordsLanguagePoorHungerChew

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

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Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.

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WorkArtCrimeEvery

An emancipated society, on the other hand, would not be a unitary state, but the realization of universality in the reconciliation of differences.

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SocietyDifferencesHandRealization

When all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.

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QualityStupidTakeActionsAlso

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