“Life and death are not properly scientific concepts but rather political concepts, which as such acquire a political meaning precisely only through a decision.” PoliticalDecisionConceptsAcquireLife And Death Book:The Omnibus Homo Sacer Source: The Omnibus Homo Sacer
“Modern totalitarianism can be defined as the establishment, by means of the state of exception, of a legal civil war that allows for the physical elimination not only of political adversaries but of entire categories of citizens who for some reason cannot be integrated into the political system” MeanWarStatesReasonPoliticalModernCitizensDefinedCivil WarExceptionCategoriesEstablishmentAdversariesTotalitarianismIntegratedPolitical SystemsElimination Book:State of Exception Source: State of Exception