The essence of modern dictatorship is the combination of one-dimensional, flat thinking with power and terror. - Theodor Haecker - Quotesmemo.com

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The way that people are watching TV is changing. The landscape of television is changing. Movies are becoming much more insular. They're like a walled garden, where you know what you're going to see and you expect it. But in the world of TV, because it's episodic, you can explore any area because you have time to do that. You can take risks on the kinds of storytelling that you're doing.

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Theodor Haecker

The essence of modern dictatorship is the combination of one-dimensional, flat thinking with power and terror.

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