Carl Schmitt Quotes on Truth
Carl Schmitt was a German jurist and political theorist, one of the most influential and most compromised legal thinkers of the twentieth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Carl Schmitt on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“The political is the distinction between friend and enemy.”
The Concept of the Political -
“All significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological concepts.”
Political Theology -
Attributed to Carl Schmitt:
“Every political concept is a polemical concept.”
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Attributed to Carl Schmitt:
“Where there is a real enemy, there is a real politics.”