Tzvetan Todorov quotes
Tzvetan Todorov was a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, and historian. His influential work explored themes such as structuralism, culture, and the nature of evil. He made significant contributions to literary theory and cultural studies. Here are 10 of his quotes:
Pride is not a wise counselor. People who believe themselves to be the incarnation of good have a distorted view of the world. The absence of any obstacle to the deployment of strength is dangerous for the strong themselves: passion takes precedence over reason. "No power without limit can be legitimate," as Montesquieu wrote long ago. Political wisdom does not consist in seeking only immediate victory, nor does it require systematic preference of "us" over "them."
Tzvetan Todorov
A maxim for the twenty-first century might well be to start not by fighting evil in the name of good, but by attacking the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found. We should struggle not against the devil himself but what allows the devil to live - Manichaean thinking itself.
Tzvetan Todorov
Tzvetan Todorov
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Occupation: Bulgarian Historian
Born: March 1, 1939
Died: February 7, 2017
Quotes count: 10
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