None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace.
Theodor AdornoIn the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.
Theodor AdornoTriviality is evil - triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what is radically evil.
Theodor AdornoThe almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.
Theodor Adorno