Quote by: Walter Benjamin

What matters for the dialectician is having the wind of world history in his sails. Thinking for him means: to set the sails. It is the way they are set that matters. Words are his sails. The way they are set turns them into concepts.


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  • NameWalter Benjamin
  • DescriptionGerman literary critic, philosopher and social critic (1892-1940)
  • AliasesWalter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin
  • BornJuly 15, 1892
  • DiedSeptember 26, 1940
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Writer; Translator; Essayist