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Matthias Adler on Utopias

What is a utopia but the humanly impossible, pursued by the philosophically reprehensible, using means morally indefensible?

– Matthias Adler

Author T.L. JamesPosted on June 30, 2025June 25, 2025Categories Characters, Matthias Adler Quotes, WritingLeave a comment on Matthias Adler on Utopias

Matthias Adler on Activist Principles

Any principle elevated to dogma will become hypocrisy. This is something that activists seem surprised to discover about themselves and their causes no matter how many times they discover it.

– Matthias Adler

Author T.L. JamesPosted on June 26, 2025June 25, 2025Categories Characters, Matthias Adler QuotesTags Matthias AdlerLeave a comment on Matthias Adler on Activist Principles

Matthias Adler on Independent Thinkers

It’s easy to spot the most ‘independent’ and ‘informed’ thinker in any group: he’ll be the one parroting the most conformist and ignorant nonsense.

– Matthias Adler

Author T.L. JamesPosted on June 24, 2025June 23, 2025Categories Characters, Matthias Adler QuotesLeave a comment on Matthias Adler on Independent Thinkers

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