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So society has strangled in its asylums all those it…

“So society has strangled in its asylums all those it wanted to get rid of or protect itself from, because they refused to become its accomplices in certain great nastinesses.” quote by Antonin Artaud
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“So society has strangled in its asylums all those it wanted to get rid of or protect itself from, because they refused to become its accomplices in certain great nastinesses.”

Antonin Artaud

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Society imprisons those it fears or despises, refusing to let them become complicit in its cruelty.

In simple terms: Society isolates the unwanted, avoiding shared responsibility.

Key Takeaway

Challenge societal exclusion and demand accountability.

Themes

society exclusion complicity

Mood

critical provocative

Type

philosophical political

When to use this quote

  • political activism
  • social justice movements
  • community building
  • education reform

Key Concepts

power dynamics othering

Questions to Reflect On

  • Who are we marginalizing today?
  • How can we involve the excluded in decision‑making?
A Different Perspective

Change requires confronting deep‑seated biases.

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