In its relation to the reality of daily life, the high culture of the past was many things—opposition and… — Herbert Marcuse
In its relation to the reality of daily life, the high culture of the past was many things—opposition and adornment, outcry and resignation. But it was also the appearance of the realm of freedom: the refusal to behave.
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