The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility. Georges Bataille burdenconditioncrush Change image and share on social
Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us. Georges Bataille aspectcrimeelude share on social
Each of us is incomplete compared to someone else - an animal's incomplete compared to a person... and a person compared to God, who is complete only to be imaginary. Georges Bataille animalcomparecomplete Change image and share on social
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage; whether one only wants to wander like madmen around prisons, or whether one wants to overturn them. Georges Bataille despairdreamgive share on social
