Either one lives 'for' politics or one lives 'off' politics. Max Weber livepolitic Change image and share on social
Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he will not crumble when the world from his point of view is too stupid or base for what he wants to offer. Only he who in the face of all this can say In spite of all! has the calling for politics. Max Weber basecallcrumble share on social
One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion. Max Weber decisiveeminentfelt Change image and share on social
'Culture' is a finite segment of the meaningless infinity of the world process, a segment on which human beings confer meaning and significance. Max Weber beingconferculture Change image and share on social
Politics is a strong and slow boring of hard boards. Max Weber boardborehard Change image and share on social
Whenever known and sufficient causes are available, it is anti-scientific to discard them in favour of a hypothesis that can never be verified. Max Weber antidiscardfavour Change image and share on social
One cannot prescribe to anyone whether he should follow an ethic of absolute ends or an ethic of responsibility. Max Weber absoluteendethic Change image and share on social
The primary task of a useful teacher is to teach his students to recognize 'inconvenient' facts - I mean facts that are inconvenient for their party opinions. Max Weber factinconvenientopinion Change image and share on social
A highly developed stock exchange cannot be a club for the cult of ethics. Max Weber clubcultdevelop Change image and share on social
Homelessness is the fundamental idea of salvation in Jainism. It means the breaking off of all earthly relations, and therefore, above all, indifference to general impressions and avoidance of all worldly motives, the ceasing to act, to hope, to desire. Max Weber actavoidancebreak share on social