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Abjection Quotes

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.

Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.

Jose Marti
Fire, Hatred, Abjection
"Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos" edited by Carlos Ripoll, 1994.

Endless praise and adoration, limitless abnegation and abjection of self; a celestial North Korea.

Christopher Hitchens
Self, Korea, Abjection
Christopher Hitchens (2009). “Letters to a Young Contrarian”, p.64, Basic Books

Abjection is above all ambiguity. Because, while releasing a hold, it does not radically cut off the subject from what threatens it --- on the contrary, abjection acknowledges it to be in perpetual danger.

Julia Kristeva
Cutting, Doe, Abjection

In the same way that we need statesmen to spare us the abjection of exercising power, we need scholars to spare us the abjection of learning.

Jean Baudrillard
Exercise, Power, Abjection

It is the duty of man to raise up man.

Jose Marti
Men, Abjection, Duty
"Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos" edited by Carlos Ripoll, 1994.

Prejudice validates itself as righteous abhorrence of the criminally deviant. So Christian homophobia is just a metonym of that abjection in general.

Hal Duncan
Christian, Prejudice, Abjection

Homo Creator's testimony to the sound construction and fine finish of Deus Creatus. A popular form of abjection, having an element of pride.

Ambrose Bierce
Pride, Sound, Abjection
Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2541, Delphi Classics

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