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The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betra

The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion. – Walter Benjamin

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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance. – Walter Benjamin

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