The intellectual must maintain a critical distance from both... - Lucien Goldmann

"The intellectual must maintain a critical distance from both the ruling class and the working class."

Lucien Goldmann Politics

Sociologist Critic Romanian-French 1913–1970

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"The subject of philosophy is being; the subject of art is appearance."

"Literature is the expression of society."

"History is not what happened, but what is recorded."

"Man is a creature of habit and tradition."

"Fear drives civilization. Without it, there is only chaos."

"Order through chaos. That's the only real answer."

"Politics and power corrupt when they're separated from purpose."

"The system isn't broken—it was built this way. We have to rebuild it."