"Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does
not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil
over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles
and joints that one has to know."
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Quote of the Day
Walter Benjamin (1895-1942) was one of the thinkers associated with the Frankfurt School, and wrote quite a bit on aesthetics and culture. Here's an idea he expressed that bears repeating:
"Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social
existence what oil is to machines: one does
not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil
over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles
and joints that one has to know."
"Opinions are to the vast apparatus of social existence what oil is to machines: one does
not go up to a turbine and pour machine oil
over it; one applies a little to hidden spindles
and joints that one has to know."
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