Am I a pessimist? Not at all. I am convinced that the history of the human race, no matter how tragic, will ultimately lead to the Kingdom of God. I am convinced that all the works of humankind will be reintegrated in the work of God, and that each of us, no matter how sinful, will ultimately be saved.

Everyone has been taught that technique is an application of science.... This traditional view is radically false. It takes into account only a single category of science and only a short period of time

The individual who is the servant of technique must be completely unconscious of himself.

It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale.

What we are witnessing at the moment is a rearrangement of the world in an intermediate stage; the change is not in the use of a natural force but in the application of technique to all spheres of life.

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

Technique has taken over the whole of civilization. Death, procreation, birth all submit to technical efficiency and systemization.