"Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals." — Edmund Wilson

"Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals."

— Edmund Wilson

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29 Quotes by Edmund Wilson

Edmund Wilson has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The product of the scientific imagination is a new vision of relations - like that of artistic imagination.
Keep going; never stop; sit tight; Read something luminous at night.
The Jew lends himself easily to Communism because it enables him to devote himself to a high cause, involving all…
His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship.
I have learned to read the papers calmly and not to hate the fools I read about.
The only thing that we can really make is our work, and deliberate work of the mind, imagination and hand,…
All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
In a sense, one can never read the book that the author originally wrote, and one can never read the…
If I could only remember that the days were not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built…
It is certainly very hard to write about sex in English without making it unattractive.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
In times of disorder and stress, the fanatics play a prominent role; in times of peace, the critics. Both are…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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