The exception is more interesting than the rule; the rule pr... - Carl Schmitt

This quote is attributed to Carl Schmitt.

"The exception is more interesting than the rule; the rule proves nothing, the exception proves everything."

Carl Schmitt Philosophy

Jurist, Political Theorist German 1888–1985

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