Georg Simmel — "The meaning of history is that it has no meaning."

"The metropolis, which is the seat of the money economy, is the place of this highest development of individuality."

"Judging from the ugly and repugnant things that are sometimes in vogue, it would seem as though fashion were desirous of exhibiting its power by getting us to adopt the most atrocious things for its s…"

"The atrophy of individual culture through the hypertrophy of objective culture is one reason for the bitter hatred which the preachers of the most extreme individualism, above all Nietzsche, harbour a…"

"The essence of secrecy is that it is a form of power."

"The deepest problems of modern life derive from the attempt of the individual to maintain the independence and individuality of his existence against the sovereign powers of society."