Walter Benjamin Quote

One might, for example, speak of an unforgettable life or moment even if all men had forgotten it. If the nature of such a life or moment required that it be unforgotten, that predicate would imply not a falsehood but merely a claim unfulfilled by men, and probably also a reference to a realm in which it is fulfilled: God's remembrance.


The Task of the Translator (1920)


One might, for example, speak of an unforgettable life or moment even if all men had forgotten it. If the nature of such a life or moment required...

One might, for example, speak of an unforgettable life or moment even if all men had forgotten it. If the nature of such a life or moment required...

One might, for example, speak of an unforgettable life or moment even if all men had forgotten it. If the nature of such a life or moment required...

One might, for example, speak of an unforgettable life or moment even if all men had forgotten it. If the nature of such a life or moment required...