We have long forgotten the ritual by which the house of our life was erected. But when it is under assault and enemy bombs are already taking their toll, what enervated, perverse antiquities do they not lay bare in the foundations.


Reflections: essays, aphorisms, autobiographical writing (ed. Schocken, 1986)

Walter Benjamin Quotes

We have long forgotten the ritual by which the house of our life was erected. But when it is under assault and enemy bombs are already taking their...

We have long forgotten the ritual by which the house of our life was erected. But when it is under assault and enemy bombs are already taking their...

We have long forgotten the ritual by which the house of our life was erected. But when it is under assault and enemy bombs are already taking their...

We have long forgotten the ritual by which the house of our life was erected. But when it is under assault and enemy bombs are already taking their...