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Quote by Walter Benjamin
It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the

It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed. – Walter Benjamin

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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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Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. – Walter Benjamin

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I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you dont get through. – Lesley Gore

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You only have to do something until you want to do it, then you won’t have to do it any more. – Leland Val Van de Wall

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I not only bow to the inevitable; I am fortified by it. – Thornton Wilder

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A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks, but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more than a loan. – Pam Brown

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History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion. – Gerald R. Ford

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