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AKA: | Max Weber |
Birthday: | April 21, 1864 |
Death: | June 14, 1920 |
Educated At: | Heidelberg University, University Of Göttingen, University Of Freiburg, University Of Vienna, Frederick William University, Ludwig Maximilian University Of Munich |
Manner of Death: | Natural Causes |
Political Parties: | German Democratic Party, National-Social Association, Progressive People's Party |
Nationality: | Kingdom Of Prussia, Weimar Republic |
Occupations: | Musicologist, University Teacher, Jurist, Economist, Sociologist |
Spouse: | Marianne Weber |
Total quotes: 13
Max Weber
BirthnameAKA: Max Weber
Birthday: April 21, 1864
Death: June 14, 1920
Educated At: Heidelberg University, University Of Göttingen, University Of Freiburg, University Of Vienna, Frederick William University, Ludwig Maximilian University Of Munich
Manner of Death: Natural Causes
Political Parties: German Democratic Party, National-Social Association, Progressive People's Party
Nationality: Kingdom Of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Occupations: Musicologist, University Teacher, Jurist, Economist, Sociologist
Spouse: Marianne Weber
Total quotes: 13
“Now in such an age, conviction politicians may well spring up in large numbers all of a sudden, and run riot, declaring, 'The world is stupid and nasty, not I. The responsibility for the consequences cannot be laid at my door but must rest with those who employ me and whose stupidity or nastiness I shall do away with.' And if this happens, I shall say openly that I would begin by asking how much inner gravity lies behind this ethics of conviction, and I suspect I should come to the conclusion that in nine cases out of ten I was dealing with windbags who do not genuinely feel what they are taking on themselves but who are making themselves drunk on romantic sensations. Humanly, this is of little interest, and it fails utterly to shake my own convictions. By the same token, I find it immeasurably moving when a mature human being – whether young or old in actual years is immaterial – who feels the responsibility he bears for the consequences of his own actions with his entire soul and who acts in harmony with an ethics of responsibility reaches the point where he says 'Here I stand, I can do no other.' This is authentically human and cannot fail to move us.”
Tagged:
Inner Gravity, Revolution
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