Max Nordau
Max Nordau
Max Simon Nordau, was a Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth29 July 1849
discovery civilization hysteria
Hysteria and degeneration have always existed; but they formerly showed themselves sporadically, and had no importance in the life of the whole community. It was only the vast fatigue which was experienced by the generation on which the multitudes of discoveries and innovations burst abruptly, imposing on it organic exigencies greatly surpassing its strength, which created favourable conditions under which these maladies could gain ground enormously, and become a danger to civilization.
land community firsts
The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply its own needs.
creative impulse wells
It is well to be alone. It fertilizes the creative impulse.