Advancing bourgeois society liquidates memory, time, recollection as irrational leftovers of the past.

Theodor Adorno

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Topic

Life under capitalism Capitalism

Author

Theodor Adorno

Source

The Meaning of Working Through the Past

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Was bedeutet Aufarbeitung der Vergangenheit [The Meaning of Working Through the Past]. 1959.

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Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.

Allen Saunders

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Topic
Being present Nature of life Life

Author

Allen Saunders
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Saunders, Allen. Quoted in Reader's Digest. Jan. 1957.

Another quote about Capitalism

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Adam Smith

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Topic
Self-interest Free market Capitalism

Author

Adam Smith
Source
The Wealth of Nations
Genre
Economic literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations. Vol. 1, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, edited by Edwin Cannan. The Modern Library, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Another quote originally in German

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

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Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.