How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace conferences in which they talk against war. . . . But the same righteous Governments, who… — Max Nordau Copy Share Image
Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole community. It… — Max Nordau Copy Share
The artist writes, paints, sings or dances the burden of some idea or feeling off his mind. — Max Nordau Copy Share
“Degenerates are not always criminals, anarchists, and pronounced lunatics; They are often authors and artists.” — Max Nordau Copy Share
If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if… — Max Nordau Copy Share
Degenerates are not always criminals, prostitutes, anarchists and pronounced lunatics; they are often authors and artists — Max Nordau Copy Share
We find collected in this book [The Bible] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Persian… — Max Nordau Copy Share
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of… — Max Nordau Copy Share
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace… — Max Nordau Copy Share
Let me tell you the following words as if I were showing you the rungs of a ladder leading upward and upward: Herzl; the… — Max Nordau Copy Share
[H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many… — Max Nordau Copy Share
By the end of the 20th Century there will be a generation to whom it will not be injurious to read a dozen quire… — Max Nordau Copy Share
The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply… — Max Nordau Copy Share
