“Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.”
— Theodor Adorno
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Freedom would be not to choose between
“Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.”
— Theodor Adorno
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History does not merely touch on language,
“History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.”
— Theodor Adorno
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Everything that has ever been called folk
“Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.”
— Theodor Adorno
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Category: art
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Not only is the self entwined in
“Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense.”
— Theodor Adorno
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The task of art today is to
“The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.”
— Theodor Adorno
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Intelligence is a moral category.
“Intelligence is a moral category.”
— Theodor Adorno
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The almost insoluble task is to let
“The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.”
— Theodor Adorno
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Every work of art is an uncommitted
“Every work of art is an uncommitted crime.”
— Theodor Adorno
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Art is magic delivered from the lie
“Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.”
— Theodor Adorno
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True thoughts are those alone which do
“True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.”
— Theodor Adorno
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