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The range of choice open to the individual is not the decisive factor in determining the degree of human freedom, but what can be chosen and what is chosen by the individual.
Herbert Marcuse
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Herbert Marcuse
Age: 81 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 19
Died: 1979
Died: July 29
Philosopher
Political Theorist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Berlin
Germany
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The functional language is a radically anti-historical language: operational rationality has little room and little use for historical reason.
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The sickness of the individual is ultimately caused by and sustained by the sickness of his civilization
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