The straight line is regarded as the shortest distance between two people, as if they were points. — Theodor Adorno

The straight line is regarded as the shortest distance between two people, as if they were points.

In the original (German)

Nun gilt für die kürzeste Verbindung zwischen zwei Personen die Gerade, so als ob sie Punkte wären.

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