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A totalitarian society which succeeded in perpetuating itself would probably set up a schizophrenic system of thought, in which the laws of common sense held good in everyday life and in certain exact sciences, but could be disregarded by the politician, the historian, and the sociologist.
— Jan 16, 2022 08:01AM
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From the totalitarian point of view history is something to be created rather than learned. A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and it’s ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible.
— Jan 16, 2022 07:56AM
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There is no argument by which one can defend a poem. It defends itself by surviving, or it is indefensible.
— Jan 15, 2022 06:42AM
