The Existing Liberties And The Existing Gratifications

The Existing Liberties And The Existing Gratifications Are Tied To The Requirements Of Repression: They Themselves Become Instruments Of Repression.

The Philosopher ... Subjects Experience To His Critical Judgment, And This Contains A Value Judgment Namely, That Freedom From Toil Is Preferable To Toil, And An Intelligent Life Is Preferable To A Stupid Life. It So Happened That Philosophy Was Born With These Values. Scientific Thought Had To Break This Union Of Value Judgment And Analysis, For It Became Increasingly Clear That The Philosophic Values Did Not Guide The Organisation Of Society.

The Unification Of Opposites Which Characterizes The Commercial And Political Style Is One Of The Many Ways In Which Discourse And Communication Make Themselves Immune Against The Expression Of Protest And Refusal.

The Superego, In Censoring The Unconscious And In Implanting Conscience, Also Censors The Censor.

The People Recognize Themselves In Their Commodities; They Find Their Soul In Their Automobile, Hi-fi Set, Split-level Home, Kitchen Equipment.