In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.

Quote by Jacques Ellul

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For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into...

For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into...

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new...

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new...

Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.

Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.

Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a...

Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a...

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes...

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes...

The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link...

The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link...

It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques...

It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques...

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological...

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological...

(Propaganda) proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time...

(Propaganda) proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time...

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the...

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the...

The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment...

The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment...

The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an...

The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an...

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or...

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or...

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof...

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof...

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke,...

I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke,...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

O you who believe! when the call is made for prayer on Friday, then hasten...

O you who believe! when the call is made for prayer on Friday, then hasten...

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the...

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the...