The taboos that constitute a man's intellectual stature, often sedimented experiences and unarticulated insights, always operate against inner … - Theodor Adorno

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The problem of reconciling human suffering with the existence of a God who loves, is only insoluble so long as we attach a trivial meaning to the word "love. "

Theodor Adorno

The taboos that constitute a man's intellectual stature, often sedimented experiences and unarticulated insights, always operate against inner impulses that he has learned to condemn, but which are so strong that only an unquestioning and unquestioned authority can hold them in check.

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