Quote by Jean Baudrillard
In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of

In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity. – Jean Baudrillard

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Here in the U.S., culture is not that delicious panacea which we Europeans consume in a sacramental mental space and which has its own special columns in the newspapers – Jean Baudrillard

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Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder. – Jean Baudrillard

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The very definition of the real has become: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction. . . The real is not only what can be reproduced, but that which is always already reproduced: that is the hyperreal – Jean Baudrillard

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Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. – African Proverb

The fool has to do at last what the wise did at first. – Italian Proverb

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldnt be any fun living in it, or profit. – Josh Billings

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. – William Blake

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