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Quote by Theodor Adorno
He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest. – Theodor Adorno

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Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices. – Theodor Adorno

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In the age of the individuals liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew. – Theodor Adorno

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Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on. – George Santayana

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The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. – Vince Lombardi

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Mainstream cinema raises questions only to immediately provide an answer to them, so they can send the spectator home reassured. If we actually had those answers, then society would appear very different from what it is. – Michael Haneke

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I told you Im not going to criticize my successor. Ill just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I dont believe that persuasion isnt going to work. Therapy isnt going to cause terrorists to change their mind. – George W. Bush

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And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race. – Carter G. Woodson

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