“The destructive character knows only one watchword: make room; only one activity: clearing away ...The destructive character is young and cheerful. For destroying rejuvenates in clearing away traces of our own age ...”
Walter Benjamin
Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings
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