When I made my theoretical model, I could not have guessed … - Theodor W. Adorno

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When I made my theoretical model, I could not have guessed that people would try to realise it with Molotov cocktails.

Theodor W. Adorno

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Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist and composer.

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Native Name: Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno

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