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

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.

Freedom is completely without meaning unless it is related to necessity, unless it represents victory over necessity.

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

When there is propaganda, we are no longer able to evaluate certain questions, or even to discuss them

No technique is possible when men are free. Technique requires predictability and, no less, exactness of prediction. It is necessary, then, that technique prevail over the human being.

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