"Once the philosophical foundation of democracy has collapsed, the statement that dictatorship is bad is rationally valid only for those who are not its beneficiaries, and there is no theoretical obstacle to the transformation of this statement into its opposite."

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Source : Max Horkheimer (2013). “Eclipse of Reason”, p.19, A&C Black

Max Horkheimer

#Philosophical Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“You should really stay true to your own style. When I first started writing, everybody said to me, 'Your style just isn't right because you don't use the really flowery language that romances have.' My romances - compared to what's out there - are very strange, very odd, very different. And I think that's one of the reasons they're selling.”
“I use the echo effect a lot when I DJ because it allows for smooth transitions, especially at different BPMs. It also adds a studio quality to live DJ performances.”
“Time is infinitely more precious than money, and there is nothing common between them. You cannot accumulate time; you cannot borrow time; you can never tell how much time you have left in the Bank of Life. Time is life....”
“The only theology worth doing is that which inspires and transforms lives, that which empowers us to participate in creating, liberating, and blessing the world.”
“Teachers need to be more inspirational. But it's also up to engineering to make itself more interesting.”
“Some say this country's just out looking for a fight, after 9/11 man, I'd have to say that's right.”

Source : Song: Have You Forgotten?
“Has everyone gone mad?â€ â€œEveryone was mad already, my lady,â€ Cadrach said with a strange, sorrowful smile. â€œIt is merely that the times have brought it out in them.”
“The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself”

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