"Wenn man das Entsetzen der heutigen Welt über die Lustmorde, besonders über Angriffe auf Kinder erfährt, könnte man glauben, dass ihr das Menschenleben und die gesunde Entwicklung des Individuums heilig wäre."
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Dämmerung. Notizen in Deutschland. Oprecht & Helbing, Zürich 1934, S. 239.
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Max Horkheimer
1895 – 1973
deutscher Philosoph und Soziologe
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