Behind the aesthetic form lies the repressed harmony of sensuousness and reason

Thought that accepts reality as given is no thought at all.

This (functional - E.W.) language controls by reducing the linguistic forms and symbols of reflection, abstraction, development, contradiction; by substituting images for concepts. It denies or absorbs the transcendent vocabulary; it does not search for but establishes and imposes truth and falsehood.

While it [tolerance] is more or less quietly and constitutionally withdrawn from the opposition, it is made compulsory behavior with respect to established policies.

The sickness of the individual is ultimately caused by and sustained by the sickness of his civilization

However, if "free choice" means more than a small selection between pre-established necessities, and if the inclinations and impulses used in work are other than those preshaped by a repressive reality principle, then satisfaction in daily work is only a rare privilege.

Art cannot change the world, but it can contribute to changing the consciousness and drives of the men and women who could change the world.