A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, ... - Wittgenstein, Ludwig

This quote is attributed to Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

"A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to us inexorably."

Wittgenstein, Ludwig Philosophy

Philosopher Austrian-British 1889–1951

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