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Adorno, T W; Horkheimer, M Towards a New Manifesto 2019 p.15 Book Adorno Citations, Horkheimer citations
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Towards a New Manifesto

by Adorno, T W; Horkheimer, M (2019)

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If the world were so planned that everything one did served the whole of society in a transparent manner, and senseless activities were abandoned, I would be happy to spend two hours a day working as a lift attendant. (p.15)

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