Herbert Marcuse Quotes on Politics
Herbert Marcuse was a 20th-century German-American philosopher and a leading figure of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, particularly in its American period. This page collects quotes attributed to Herbert Marcuse on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Herbert Marcuse:
“Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.”
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Attributed to Herbert Marcuse:
“The people recognise themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.”
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Attributed to Herbert Marcuse:
“The most effective and enduring form of warfare against liberation is the implanting of material and intellectual needs that perpetuate obsolete forms of the struggle for existence.”
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Attributed to Herbert Marcuse:
“The slaves of developed industrial civilisation are sublimated slaves, but they are slaves.”
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Attributed to Herbert Marcuse:
“Not every problem someone has with his girlfriend is necessarily due to the capitalist mode of production.”