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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 21 quotes by Raoul Vaneigem Raoul Vaneigem (Dutch pronunciation: [raːˈul vɑnˈɛi ɣəm]; born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher. He was born in Lessines (Hainaut, Belgium). After studying romance philology at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) from 1952 to 1956, he participated in the Situationist International from 1961 to 1970. He currently resides in Belgium and is the father of four... Read full biography of Raoul Vaneigem → 1 2 Ctrl → People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about... → 0 In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through... → 0 Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out. 0 Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are... → 0 In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create. 0 Who wants a world in which the guarantee that we shall not die of starvation entails the risk of dying of boredom? 0 Purchasing power is a license to purchase power. 0 The key is within each of us. No instructions come with it. 0 As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life. 0 We can escape the commonplace only by manipulating it, controlling it, thrusting it into our dreams or surrendering it to the free play of our... → 0 There are more truths in twenty-four hours of a man's life than in all the philosophies. 0 It is entirely up to us to invent our own lives. 0 Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume: the hellish cycle is complete. 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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