One ought to acknowledge the significance for mankind of the simultaneous invention of gunpowder and printer’s ink.
Karl Kraus Quotes
In these great times which I knew when they were this small; which will become small again, provided they have time left for it in these times in which things are happening that could not be imagined and in which what can no longer be imagined must happen, for if one could imagine it, it would not happen; in these serious times which have died laughing at the thought that they might become serious; which, surprised by their own tragedy, are reaching for diversion and, catching themselves red-handed, are groping for words... in these times you should not expect any words of my own from me -- none but these words which barely manage to prevent silence from being misinterpreted.
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| Birth: | 28th April, 1874 |
| Death: | 12th June, 1936 |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Profession: | Writer, Journalist |
About
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He is considered the first major European satirist since Jonathan Swift. He directed his satire to the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics.
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